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Why They’ll Win It All: Michigan State

  • Alex Bozich Apr 2, 2009 3
 
Why They’ll Win It All: Michigan State

Throughout the week, we’ll be running small capsules on the remaining Final Four teams, stating why they’ll win it all. Today: Michigan State. Had I told you before the tournament that Michigan State would beat the No. 1 overall seed ...

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Michigan State does the Big Ten proud

  • Alex Bozich Mar 29, 2009 3
 
Michigan State does the Big Ten proud

In a game that no one gave them a chance to win, Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans proved on Sunday afternoon why they’ve been the premier program in the Big Ten since the turn of the decade. The ...

Good, Bad and Ugly: Michigan State

  • Ryan Corazza Mar 3, 2009 3
 
Good, Bad and Ugly: Michigan State

I have put little emotional investment into this Big Ten season. As the losses piled up, it was hard to. With so many turnovers and so much frustration, there came a point where you had to cut your losses and ...

Upset bid foiled: Hoosiers fall 64-59

  • Alex Bozich Mar 3, 2009 3
 
Upset bid foiled: Hoosiers fall 64-59

The script was set perfectly for Kyle Taber’s final game in Assembly Hall. Family and friends ascended upon Bloomington to say farewell to the senior captain. Chants of ‘Ky-le Ta-ber’ were heard throughout Assembly Hall. And in a game in ...

Around the Hall: March 3, 2009

  • Alex Bozich Mar 3, 2009 3
 
Around the Hall: March 3, 2009

Around the Hall is recommended reading from the Inside the Hall crew. + Senior night is players’ final chance to bid farewell {Indiana Daily Student} + Zach Osterman breaks down the improvement Kyle Taber has shown during his senior season ...

Tom Crean Big Ten teleconference audio

  • Alex Bozich Mar 2, 2009 3
 
Tom Crean Big Ten teleconference audio

Update: Crean also talked to the media this afternoon about the Michigan State game. Here is the audio of Tom Crean’s appearance on the weekly Big Ten coaches teleconference, courtesy of the Big Ten Network: Related: Tom Izzo teleconference audio ...

Big Saturday for trio of Big Ten teams

  • Alex Bozich Dec 20, 2008 3
 
Big Saturday for trio of Big Ten teams

With the Hoosiers idle this weekend, it was with love for both college basketball and the Big Ten in general that I checked out a trio of Big Ten teams come away with impressive wins Saturday. Minnesota 70, Louisville 64: ...

All-Big Ten Preview: Raymar Morgan

  • Alex Bozich Nov 4, 2008 3
 
All-Big Ten Preview: Raymar Morgan

The All-Big Ten preview is ITH’s look at our picks for the top players in the Big Ten this season. Today: Raymar Morgan of Michigan State. Raymar Morgan returns to East Lansing for his junior season as arguably the top ...

All-Big Ten preview: Kalin Lucas

  • Alex Bozich Oct 23, 2008 3
 
All-Big Ten preview: Kalin Lucas

The All-Big Ten preview is ITH’s look at our picks for the top players in the Big Ten this season. Today: Kalin Lucas of Michigan State. The tradition of quality guard play (Cleaves, Charlie Bell, Mo Pete, Jason Richardson, Neitzel, ...

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The Morning After: Michigan State

  • Eamonn Brennan Mar 3, 2008 3
 
The Morning After: Michigan State

There are two ways to view yesterday’s debacle at Michigan State, and both depend on interpretation. The first interpretation relies on the notion that IU has some hand in everything that happens to them on the basketball court. As a ...

Hoosiers shellacked by Spartans, 103-74

  • Alex Bozich Mar 2, 2008 3
 
Hoosiers shellacked by Spartans, 103-74

Indiana entered Sunday’s game at the Breslin Center with an opportunity to stay tied with Wisconsin and Purdue in the race for the Big Ten title. After 40 minutes against the Michigan State Spartans, the Hoosiers all but eliminated themselves ...

Game Thread: Indiana @ Michigan State

  • Alex Bozich Mar 2, 2008 3
 
Game Thread: Indiana @ Michigan State

Opponent: Michigan State Date: Sunday, March 2 | 2:04 p.m. EST Arena: Breslin Center (14,759) – East Lansing, Michigan Line: Michigan State by 5 All-time series: Indiana leads 64-42 Previous meeting: Indiana won 80-61 on February 16 in Bloomington TV: ...

Big Ten title: Who ya got?

  • Alex Bozich Feb 28, 2008 3
 
Big Ten title: Who ya got?

It’s crunch time in the race for the Big Ten regular season title and three teams have separated themselves from the pack. Based on difficulty of schedule, Bo Ryan and Wisconsin appear to be the favorite. Purdue has a road ...

Inspired Hoosiers crush Spartans, 80-61

  • Alex Bozich Feb 16, 2008 3
 
Inspired Hoosiers crush Spartans, 80-61

For 40 minutes, it wasn’t about Kelvin Sampson and the NCAA allegations. Saturday night in Assembly Hall, a national audience was treated to a display of basketball that all Hoosier fans can be proud of. The offense flowed, despite the ...

Game Thread: Michigan State @ Indiana

  • Alex Bozich Feb 16, 2008 3
 
Game Thread: Michigan State @ Indiana

Opponent: Michigan State Date: Saturday, February 16, 2008 | 9:03 p.m. EST Arena: Assembly Hall (17,357) – Bloomington, Indiana Line: Indiana by 3.5 All-time series: Indiana leads 63-42 Previous meeting: Michigan State won 66-58 in East Lansing on February 24, ...

Handicapping the Big Ten race

  • Alex Bozich Feb 6, 2008 3
 
Handicapping the Big Ten race

We’re essentially at the halfway point of the Big Ten season and that means it’s time to handicap the conference race and try to figure out how it’s all going to shake out. I like to think of this as ...