MSU basketball

Michigan had strong guard play all night long. Dug McDaniel and Kobe Bufkin were both in double figures. This was a big win for Michigan's tournament hopes, and ...

Michigan has been very supportive of MSU and will continue to do so before this game. McDaniel has 11 for Michigan and Joey Hauser has 10 for MSU. -2H 12:00: Michigan seems to have the momentum right now. Both teams will look to avoid long scoring droughts. -1H: Michigan clawing back a bit. Both teams are, as the kids say, "hooping." -2H 15:46: Action-packed start to the half. MSU is in the midst of one its patented cold spells. For Michigan State, it was the same old story. -2H 14:10: Jett Howard, Michigan's leading scorer, hit a jumper then landed awkwardly on his ankle. -2H 7:15: MSU has had several opportunities to distance itself, but can't capitalize. However, MSU had other things on their minds in this one.

Michigan pulled away to beat Michigan State in the Spartans' first game since a mass shooting on Michigan State's campus Monday.

[College hoops HQ: Kansas, Kentucky make statements](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/college-basketball-headquarters-analysis-from-john-fanta) [Top plays: Providence win; UConn men and women triumph](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/college-basketball-highlights-seton-hall-vs-uconn-on-fox) [College basketball power rankings: A new No. [ College Basketball](/stories/college-basketball/college-basketball-headquarters-analysis-from-john-fanta) And when it's in crunch time to tie game? Few shots are more fun to watch than a good old stepback 3. The slam put Michigan State up 52-46. There was no quit in the Wolverines' offense on its first few possessions. The constant double-double threat reared his head to open up the first half with this rim-rattling dunk. Michigan State women’s basketball players wiped away tears as they stood shoulder to shoulder during a moment of silence before losing to No. Michigan's players also wore the shirts during their warmups. Of course, it helps." "Does it help? [he said](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/michigan-state-teams-to-resume-games-after-shooting-michigan-to-recognize-victims).

As MSU returns to the court tonight against Michigan, here's what it means to the community they're all part of.

If the mental health of the players on the team allows for them to play (and I assuming that it does, given the collective decision to play the game), then this can be a great opportunity for the Spartan community to feel one step closer to normal. However, I think that sentiment misses the mark of this basketball team's exposure to the tragedy at hand. As for the leader of those student-athletes, he isn't "just a basketball coach" in a typical sense, even if that's what he claimed in his speech on Wednesday night. However slight that may seem, one "normal" night like that is how a broken university will begin to pick up the pieces and start feeling safer in public again. As a recent graduate of the university, I can't begin to fathom how long it may take some students to feel safe on campus again. Tonight, Michigan State's basketball program returns to the court in Ann Arbor, following the postponement of Wednesday night's game against Minnesota.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (FOX 2) - Saturday night's Wolverines and Spartans rivalry basketball game will take a different tone less than week removed from the mass ...

For fans, they had 2,000 specially designed shirts for the Maize Rage and student ticket holders. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - FEBRUARY 18: A general view of the crowd at Crisler Arena during a tribute to the students that passed away from a mass shooting at Michigan State University before a college basketball game between the Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State Spartans at Crisler Arena on February 18, 2023 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The University of Michigan hosted the Michigan State Spartans at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor tonight and the U-M athletic administration had many different things planned to honor and support their in-state rivals.

Graduate Student Guard Kamaria McDaniel wearing her Spartan Strong shirt before the start of the Maryland Game on Feb. 18, 2023. The Spartans would go on to ...

The Spartans will be back in action for senior night at the Breslin Center on Wednesday at 7 p.m. “We all need healing, and one of the things—sport can do that and be that, so we wanted to kind of be a healing element for our community” Before the game, a moment of silence was taken in remembrance of Arielle Anderson, Alexandria Verner and Brian Fraser.

Michigan State Athletics has decided to move forward with competition this weekend in the wake of Monday's mass shooting on campus, which means the ...

But they’ve got a good basketball team that has played awfully well. "They’ve got a good team. Below are details on how to watch, stream and listen to MSU vs. Who gets the byes? The Spartans then had Wednesday's home game against Minnesota postponed, and there are no details on when or if that game will be made up at this time. Michigan is coming off of back-to-back losses to Indiana and Wisconsin.