Spartans stunned at home by Penn State in heartbreaking loss Spartans Wire
On an emotional day for Michigan State fans, alumni, and staff that saw long-time football head coach Mark Dantonio resign from his position with MSU, the Spartans also had a basketball game to play against Big Ten rival Penn State. Tom Izzo’s squad played an uneven game but managed to make it extremely competitive for the last ten minutes, only to lose the game in heartbreaking fashion 75-70.
Spartans stung for rare home loss by No. 22 Nittany Lions Detroit News
With its struggles on the road, Michigan State knew it needed to at least take care of its home court. That notion went up in smoke Tuesday night at No. 22 Penn State came to the Breslin Center and beat No. 16 Michigan State, 75-70, just the second time the Nittany Lions have won at Michigan State in 26 tries.
Cassius Winston misses twice late in Michigan State’s 75-70 loss to Penn State Detroit Free Press
For the first time in 63 days, Michigan State basketball lost on its home floor. Faced with a six-point deficit at halftime against Penn State, the Spartans didn’t crumble – as newly retired football coach Mark Dantonio preached at the end of his 25-second halftime speech, “Beat Penn State.” But the push for a crucial comeback win in conference play fell short.
Michigan State falters down stretch in home loss to Penn State MLive.com
The player who has won so many games for Michigan State in the last four seasons couldn’t make one final free throw on Tuesday night to put his team in position to win another. Cassius Winston missed a game-tying free throw with nine seconds left as Michigan State fell at home, 75-70 on Tuesday night.
Michigan State upset at home by Penn State, 75-70 State News
Michigan State (16-7, 8-4 Big Ten) fell to No. 22 Penn State (17-5, 7-4 Big ten), 75-70, at the Breslin Center on Tuesday night. Senior guard Cassius Winston scored a game-high 25 points, but failed to complete a three-point play that would’ve tied the game at 71 with 11 seconds to play. Ironically enough, Winston’s free-throw miss was just one of two for MSU, as they improved their 75.7% season average ultimately to no avail.
Spartans suffer narrow loss to Penn State at home Spartan Tailgate
Cassius Winston turned to the sideline opposite Michigan State’s bench at Breslin Center with three words. “What the …” The third one isn’t hard to guess. Winston’s face was molded into a genuine look of confusion. A career 85-percent free-throw shooter, Winston had just missed a free throw after making a layup that left MSU trailing visiting Penn State by one with 11 seconds left.
Tom Izzo delivers stern message to abusive Michigan State basketball fans Detroit Free Press
Amid losing back-to-back games for the first time this season, Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo revealed his disappointment in the Spartans fanbase for what he believes is abusive behavior on social media. During his postgame news conference Tuesday after the 75-70 loss to Penn State, Izzo went out of his way to make his point clear despite not being asked a question about the interaction between fans and players. “If there’s any Michigan State people out there that are abusing some of my players on that frickin’ Twitter, I’m sick of it,” Izzo said. “I’m sick of dealing with what I got to deal with.
Michigan State must correct turnover issues or losses will mount Detroit Free Press
When Mark Dantonio speaks with Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo, he often describes football as a game of inches. For the Spartans on the evening of Dantonio’s retirement, the clash against No. 20 Penn State came down to what Izzo described as inches on the court. “That’s the difference,” Izzo said. “It’s a missed free throw, missed layup and turnover because you didn’t do what you were supposed to do.”
Michigan State Edged by Penn State, 75-70 MSUSpartans.com
Michigan State took a three-point lead late in the game, but could not hold on as Penn State pulled out a 75-70 win in a Big Ten Conference men’s basketball game at the Breslin Center Tuesday night. Senior guard Cassius Winston scored 25 points and had nine assists to lead the Michigan State, while junior forward forward Xavier Tillman added nine points, 11 rebounds, two assists and five blocked shots.
Michigan State hopes to snap out of another early February slump, just like last season MLive.com
If Michigan State’s veterans don’t seem overly alarmed or worried by this 3-4 stretch the Spartans are currently on, that’s because they’ve been here before. Michigan State went through a similar stretch in 2018-19 when it lost three straight games between Jan. 27 and Feb. 5 to end a 9-0 Big Ten start and fall out of first place in the league.