Michigan State took to the road and fell in Minneapolis by a score of 81-56 to the Golden Gophers. The Spartans now fall to 0-3 in conference play and have sole possession of last place in the Big Ten. ZT gives his quick reactions to the defeat below: People were talking about the Northwestern loss being one of Izzo’s worst, which obviously it was not, … Continue reading MSU Basketball: Reactions to Spartans Loss to Minnesota
The Michigan State Spartans played their first ever Christmas Day basketball game, as they hosted the Wisconsin Badgers. For the first time since the Devin Harris game of 2004, the Badgers left East Lansing victorious, snapping a twelve-game losing streak at the Breslin Center. Our TSR team delivers our immediate reactions to the defeat: NICK The green/red jersey combo was a perfect idea for Christmas. … Continue reading MSU Basketball: Reactions to the Spartans’ Loss Against Wisconsin
**Each week, the TSR team will file the Mitten Report, an in-depth look at college basketball around the great state of Michigan.** MICHIGAN STATE (6-1, 0-1 B1G) The Spartans only had one game this week. On Sunday, they travelled to Evanston to start Big Ten play against the Northwestern Wildcats. Michigan State looked lethargic, playing poorly for the entirety of the contest. The Spartans lost … Continue reading Mitten Hoop Scoop (12/22)
Michigan State started B1G play on Sunday night with a road trip to Evanston to face off against Northwestern. The Spartans’ quest for a four-peat got off to a rocky start in a 79-65 defeat to the Wildcats. Boo Buie led all scorers with 30 points for Northwestern, as the Wildcats hit 10/21 shots from deep. Pete Nance (15) and Ty Berry (12) were also … Continue reading MSU Basketball: Reactions to the Spartans’ Loss at Northwestern
The Milwaukee Panthers began their 2020-21 Horizon League campaign with a road trip to rival Green Bay. The new Horizon League schedule for this season sends one team to the same location for a doubleheader on back-to-back days. This means that the two matchups between the league’s Wisconsin teams took place on this opening weekend in Green Bay. These two teams battled this weekend, but … Continue reading MKE Basketball: Panthers Sweep Phoenix in Horizon League Opener
The Michigan State Spartans played six non-conference games this season. With a conference game against Northwestern on the horizon for Sunday, we sat down and awarded grades and reviews to each of the fifteen players on the roster, listed here in numerical order, for their play in non-conference action. #0 Aaron Henry Nick: A-; Henry has been a fantastic player so far this season. The … Continue reading MSU Basketball: Non-Conference Player Reviews
**Each week, the TSR team will file the Mitten Report, an in-depth look at college basketball around the great state of Michigan.** Michigan State (6-0) The Spartans had their Tuesday game at Virginia cancelled due to COVID. They hosted Oakland on Sunday in their lone game played, and the Spartans won 109-91. It was an impressive display of offense that saw the team shoot 51.3% … Continue reading Mitten Hoop Scoop (12/14)
In the final non-conference game for both teams, Milwaukee travelled to Kalamazoo to take on the Western Michigan Broncos. This was a rematch of last year’s triple overtime thriller, and the fourth consecutive year that the two schools have squared off on the hardwood. On Sunday afternoon, the Panthers avenged last year’s defeat and left Kalamazoo with a 71-63 victory. Western Michigan rode the deep … Continue reading MKE Basketball: Panthers Leave Kalamazoo With Victory
Two weeks after their season was supposed to start, the Milwaukee Panthers finally took the floor on Friday night. Instead of their planned opener in Milwaukee, they visited the “Little Apple” of Manhattan, Kansas to face Kansas State and Bruce Weber, a 1978 Milwaukee alum. In a battle of teams figuring themselves out early in this season, Milwaukee pushed Kansas State to the brink before … Continue reading MKE Basketball: Panthers Lose a Thrilling Opener in the Little Apple
First things first, it is great to have Pistons basketball back. I know for all those, like myself, who watched all 48 minutes hoping for a LiAngelo Ball appearance was disappointed but hearing Mason, George, and Special K will always put a smile on my face. The end result, however, did not, as tonight’s opening game of the 2020-21 preseason for Detroit is a defeat … Continue reading Sign of Things to Come? I Hope Not. Pistons fall in First Preseason Game of 2020-21 Season
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