Michigan State beats Marquette, makes Sweet 16

“It’s been a long year," an emotional Izzo said in a courtside interview. “I’m just happy for our guys."

Lawrence, Vanderbilt take down Michigan in NIT 66-65

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tyrin Lawrence scored the game-winning layup with 10 seconds left and racked up 24 total points to lead Vanderbilt past Michigan 66-65 on Saturday in the second round of the NIT.

Michigan State muscles past USC 72-62 in March Madness

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Joey Hauser scored 17 points and No. 7 seed Michigan State clamped down defensively on No. 10 seed Southern California in the second half on Thursday for a 72-62 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's East Region.

No. 13 seed Ohio St. reaches semis, 68-58 over Spartans

Bruce Thornton had 21 points and six assists, freshman Roddy Gayle Jr. scored seven of his season-high 15 points in the final five minutes and short-handed Ohio State beat fourth-seeded Michigan State 68-58 on Friday in the Big Ten Conference Tournament.

Rutgers pulls away in 2nd half vs. frigid-shooting Michigan

Cam Spencer and Derek Simpson scored 23 of their combined 31 points in the second half and Rutgers beat Michigan 62-50 on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.

Michigan State prepares for Big Ten Tournament
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Jennifer Hammond reports from East Lansing as the Spartans prepare for the Big Ten Tournament, which for them, starts on Friday in Chicago.

Michigan State wins regular-season finale over Buckeyes

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A.J. Hoggard scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half and Michigan State finished the regular season with an 84-78 win over Ohio State on Saturday.

Illinois holds off Michigan 91-87 in double overtime

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Matthew Mayer scored 24 points, Terrence Shannon Jr. added 21 and Illinois held off Michigan 91-87 in double overtime on Thursday night.

Bufkin, Dickinson lead Michigan past Wisconsin 87-79 in OT

Kobe Bufkin scored 28 points, Hunter Dickinson had 23, including a buzzer-beating 3-pointer that sent the game into overtime, and Michigan outlasted Wisconsin 87-79 on Sunday.

Murray, Perkins cap Iowa's amazing rally past Michigan St.

Kris Murray scored 26 points, Tony Perkins scored Iowa's last six points in overtime, and the Hawkeyes defeated Michigan State 112-106 on Saturday, capping a remarkable rally that extended the game.

Michigan trails early, pulls away from Rutgers for 58-45 win

Dug McDaniel scored 16 points and had five steals as Michigan rallied from an early 10-point deficit to earn a 58-45 win over Rutgers on Thursday night.

Spartans lose to Michigan in their first game since shooting

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan showed its support for rival Michigan State in a rare rivalry game where the final score with U-M winning 84-72 didn't matter as much as the message of unity and support in the arena.

Michigan basketball pregame honors Michigan State before rivalry game

It was the rare exception where the final 84-72 win by Michigan Saturday night paled in comparison to the message of unity and support from the special pregame ceremony at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor.

How Michigan basketball will honor Michigan State during Saturday's rivalry game

This Saturday, the Michigan Wolverines will host the Michigan State Spartans at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. But this game won't be your typical Wolverine-Spartan rivalry game: U-M has many different things planned to honor and support their in-state rivals.