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examiner.com —
Is the Final Four aiming too high? Certainly a championship is a tall order, right? Or is it? The blowout to UNC seems like a long time ago and the upset loss to Maryland are things of the past. The Spartans have battled back and won nine straight since the UNC match. There have been a few tough opponents in that schedule since and only a couple h
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detnews.com —
If the Spartans (13-2) win Wednesday at Penn State, it will be the program's first 4-0 Big Ten start in the Izzo era. The last time a Michigan State team started a conference season with at least four straight victories was Jud Heathcote's 1977-78 team, led by freshmen Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Jay Vincent and junior Greg Kelser.
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blog.spartymsu.com —
Busy week.. the flu is still making the rounds at MSU. Suton was sick before the Kansas Game, but was able to keep some toast down and make on to the court. The Spartans beat a good Ohio State team, and last year’s NCAA Champions Kansas.
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myespn.go.com —
Outis Wiley was one of five Big Ten players that have been added to the East team roster for the annual East-West Shrine Game, which takes place Jan. 17 in Houston (ESPN2, 4 p.m. ET). Other players could be added to the roster in the coming days, but here are the Big Ten players who are marked down to participate in the game.
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lansingstatejournal.com —
Michigan State won three Big Ten road games last season. The Spartans have two in two tries in 2009. There's a long way to go and tougher visiting assignments ahead in MSU's league title chase. But Saturday's 77-66 victory over Northwestern at Welsh-Ryan Arena capped a promising and unprecedented start - MSU has never before started 2-0 with tw
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lansingstatejournal.com —
For the second straight night, Michigan State found itself down by one goal late in the third period. Unlike Friday night, however, there would be no last-minute rally to pull out a much-need victory. Instead, the Spartans' bid for their first series sweep of the season fell short.
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freep.com —
Michigan State forward Raymar Morgan faced a trick question after the Spartans beat Northwestern, 77-66, Saturday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Did he know the last time MSU started the Big Ten season with two consecutive road wins? "I really don't," said Morgan, who led all players with 22 points and added 13 rebounds for the double-double.
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freep.com —
The sixth man role worked quite well for Chris Allen and Michigan State on Saturday night against Northwestern. Coming off the bench, Allen scored 17 points and was 4-of-7 from three-point range in MSU's 77-66 win at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
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statsheet.com —
The way Tom Izzo was contorting his face and rubbing his eyes, he looked like he had just lost his seventh straight game. Clearly, something was bothering Michigan State's coach. "You got an hour?" he asked. Izzo wasn't pleased with a defense that gave up too many open jumpers and got pushed around a bit too much inside.
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fightingwithavim.com —
2 road games and 2 wins into the Big 10 season, expectations for Michigan State basketball are rising. Thought to be headed for another middle-of-the-pack conference finish, fans and commentators will soon be talking again about the Spartans as a championship-caliber team.
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