The focus now for MSU (4-4 overall) is the start of the 24-game Big Ten season and some formidable challenges against some of the best teams in the nation. Six Big Ten teams have been ranked in the top 13. First up, Notre Dame. The Spartans and the 8th-ranked Irish (5-4-1, 2-2 Big Ten) meet at 7 p.m. Friday and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Munn Arena.
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Spartans Upset No. 5 Irish, 4-3
Two goals from Mitchell Lewandowski and three points from Jerad Rosburg bolstered Michigan State hockey to a 4-3 upset win over No. 5/3 Notre Dame Saturday night at Notre Dame’s Compton Family Arena. The victory for MSU spoiled what was set up to be a celebratory night for Notre Dame, as it was Irish Senior Night, as well as raising their Big Ten Conference regular-season banner.
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Neil’s Notebook: Spartans Looking to Finish Regular Season Strong at Notre Dame
Notre Dame has clinched first place in the Big Ten and Michigan State is locked in to finish in seventh. The Irish know they’ve got a first-round bye in the conference playoffs and the Spartans are on track to play Ohio State in a best-of-three first-round series. But for both teams, there’s still much to gain from this weekend’s series between MSU and No. 5-ranked Notre Dame.
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Spartans Close Regular Season This Weekend at No. 5/3 Notre Dame
The Spartans close the regular season this weekend with a pair of games at No. 5/3 Notre Dame … It’s the Spartans’ first trip to the Compton Family Ice Arena since December 2012.
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A Michigan State-Notre Dame basketball series? ‘Not happening,’ Mike Brey says
When Michigan State and Notre Dame took the court on Thursday night, two top-five program situated less than three hours apart renewed a historic rivalry in a highly anticipated matchup that produced one of the best Breslin Center environments in years. How about making this a regular thing, Mike Brey? “Not happening,” Brey said. “It’s not happening.”
Source: MLive.com
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Spartans look good in 81-63 defeat of the Irish
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Michigan State’s supporting cast separating Spartans from opponents ESPN
Michigan State has a lottery pick and All-American in Miles Bridges, but the Spartans might need their star less than any other elite team needs its star. The Spartans can win when Bridges isn’t their best player, something not a lot of national-championship contenders can say.Michigan State handles Notre Dame for 18-point win in top-5 matchup MLive
Michigan State point guard Cassius Winston found his shooting stroke in the Pacific Northwest over the weekend, where he set career-highs en route to an MVP performance at the Phil Knight Invitational. He brought that stroke home on Thursday, where he used it to slay a top five opponent as the Breslin Center crowd chanted his name.Irish wake! MSU thumps N.D. in top-5 showdown Detroit News
Michigan State and Notre Dame squared off in East Lansing for the first time in more than 40 years on Thursday night, and the Spartans weren’t about to disappoint the home crowd. In front of a packed house at Breslin Center, No. 3 Michigan State won its second straight game over a top-10 opponent, racing out to a big lead then withstanding a second-half surge to knock off No. 5 Notre Dame, 81-63, as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.Couch: 3 quick takes on Michigan State’s 81-63 win over Notre Dame Lansing State Journal
Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch gives his initial thoughts on the Spartans‘ 81-63 win over the fifth-ranked Irish Thursday night at Breslin Center.Michigan State basketball shows potential in easy win over Notre Dame Detroit Free Press
Instant observations after Michigan State basketball’s 81-63 victory over Notre Dame on Thursday at the Breslin CenterMichigan State puts on a show, topples Notre Dame, 81-63 Detroit Free Press
Jaren Jackson Jr. rose in the air and easily swatted Notre Dame star Bonzie Colson. The ball flowed to Cassius Winston as Michigan State ran out on the break. He threw a towering pass toward the hoop, where Miles Bridges soared over both Notre Dame’s T.J. Gibbs and his own teammate, Nick Ward.MSU blows doors off No. 5 Notre Dame
Cassius Winston and Joshua Langford each had 17 points. Miles Bridges went off for 14 with two alley-oops. Jaren Jackson Jr. has on fire on defense with three blocks. Even Matt McQuaid had himself a game off the bench with nine points, four assists and two big offensive rebounds.Winston, Langford Lead Michigan State Past Notre Dame, 81-63 MSUSpartans.com
Sophomore guards Joshua Langford and Cassius Winston scored 17 points apiece and No. 3/3 Michigan State used a big first half en route to an 81-63 win over No. 5/5 Notre Dame in a men’s basketball game at the Breslin Center Thursday night. It was the fourth-straight win for the Spartans, who improved to 6-1 overall, while the Fighting Irish fall to 6-1.Michigan State blitzes Notre Dame with near-flawless opening 10 minutes MLive
A month before Michigan State won its 2000 national title, Connecticut came to the Breslin Center for a top-10 non-conference matchup. Michigan State blitzed the Huskies in the first half on that February day en route to a 46-17 halftime lead and an eventual 19-point win.No. 3 Michigan State rides hot start to 81-63 win over No. 5 Notre Dame Land of 10
No. 3 Michigan State (6-1) took down No. 5 Notre Dame (6-1) 81-63 at home on Thursday in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. In doing so, the Spartans beat their second top-10 team in a week after beating North Carolina on Sunday. Next they will open up Big Ten play on Sunday against Nebraska.What makes this @MSU_Basketball team special?
“So many options.
So many talented people.
And so many unselfish people it just works out for us…”
– @cassiuswinston pic.twitter.com/DrTSDR6Bwg— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) December 1, 2017
🎙 Straight from Tom Izzo’s mouth…@MSU_Basketball head coach breaks down tonight’s 18 point win over Notre Dame with @TheAndyKatz! pic.twitter.com/wjj4SpCiei
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) December 1, 2017
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Scouting Report: Michigan State vs. Notre Dame – stats, leaders and more
MSU enters Thursday’s showdown coming off winning a championship Sunday in Portland in the Phil Knight Invitational. Notre Dame did the same the day before Thanksgiving with three wins in three days at the Maui Invitational. Here’s a closer look at the Irish and the matchup for tonight.
Source: Spartan Tailgate
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Neil’s Notebook: Spartans Ready to Resume Rivalry With Notre Dame
After a four-season hiatus, the Michigan State-Notre Dame hockey rivalry is back. The Spartans and Irish, rivals for 10 years in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and 23 seasons in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, are back in the same conference – the Big Ten. And they’ll face each other four times a season for the foreseeable future, starting this weekend at Munn Arena.
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Notre Dame makes first trek to East Lansing since 1974
Notre Dame has played in East Lansing 47 times, with the first time coming in 1908. The team’s last visit to East Lansing came in 1974. Since 1979, Michigan State and Notre Dame have played just once, in another ACC/Big Ten Challenge game in 2014. Notre Dame leads the overall series, 60-36.
Source: MLive.com
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Preview: Defense will be key for MSU against Notre Dame
Thursday’s match-up between the Spartans and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame will not only feature two teams that are both ranked in the top five in the polls, but two teams that have also out shot their opponents in every game this season.
Source: The State News
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Scouting report: Learning about Notre Dame from The Observer
Notre Dame, fresh off a win against a ranked Wichita State team to win the Maui Invitational over the weekend, comes in 6-0 on the season, while MSU’s lone loss came to No. 1 Duke in Chicago. The only other time in series history when both teams were ranked in the top-5 was the 1979 NCAA Tournament, MSU defeated the Irish in Indianapolis en route to the program’s first-ever National Championship. But to fully understand the Irish this season, The State News caught up with Marek Mazurek, lead basketball reporter for The Observer, Notre Dame’s independent student publication.
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Mike Brey on facing No. 3 Michigan State ‘It’s another let it rip, nothing to lose kinda night’
Mike Brey will not be making the shorts and T-shirt fashion statement he made last week at the Maui Invitational, despite its social media popularity. That was his Hawaii look and he’ll be going back to dress pants and a sport coat Thursday when No. 5 Notre Dame visits No. 3 Michigan State (7 p.m. ET, ESPN). “Only if (Tom) Izzo wears a hoodie,” Brey joked Tuesday when asked if he’d dress casual.
Source: Indy Star
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Michigan State welcomes Notre Dame for top-five matchup at Breslin Center
Michigan State’s parade of non-conference top 10 opponents has at last made its way to Breslin Center. The No. 3 Spartans (5-1) will host No. 5 Notre Dame (6-0) on Thursday night (7 p.m., ESPN) in an ACC/Big Ten challenge game.
Source: MLive.com
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Spartan Speak: Michigan State’s bowl game future, Notre Dame preview
Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch is back off IR and returns to the podcast, joining Detroit Free Press/Lansing State Journal Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari in discussing where the Spartans will go bowling in late December/Jan. 1. Then, the duo preview Thursday’s big game in the college basketball world between No. 3 MSU and No. 5 Notre Dame. We then end the podcast by taking your Twitter questions.
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Notre Dame-Michigan State preview: Could we see this matchup again in late March?
Michigan State is a top-15 team on both sides of the floor. Notre Dame has one of the top offenses in the country, but is a work-in-progress on defense. Get a little stingier on that end, and both of these squads could go to San Antonio. This might not be the last time we see this matchup in 2017-18.
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Michigan State basketball vs. Notre Dame: Five things to watch
Here are five things to watch when No. 3 Michigan State hosts No. 5 Notre Dame on Thursday in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge
Source: Detroit Free Press
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Notre Dame, MSU likely to “let it rip” in marquee tilt
It’s been more than 40 years since Michigan State hosted Notre Dame in basketball, so might as well make it a big one. A top-five matchup qualifies as big, and that’s exactly what’s on tap as No. 3 Michigan State hosts No. 5 Notre Dame in at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Breslin Center as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, the first top-five matchup in East Lansing since Jan. 7, 2014, when the fifth-ranked Spartans beat third-ranked Ohio State.
Source: Detroit News
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TFFINOTS: MSU vs. ND Preview + B1G/ACC Challenge Predictions
Rod and Sam are back to preview Thursday’s top ten showdown with the Fighting Irish.