Michigan St. Spartans

Michigan State Spartans

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Michigan St. Spartans

19-6 (9-3), 1st Big Ten

 Last Game
Feb 9 (6) Purdue, L 64-76
 
 Next Game
Penn State Nittany Lions Feb 13 at Penn St., 12:00 pm EST
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Last Meeting: Feb 1, 2009, L 68-72
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No. 6 Purdue wins 76-64 at No. 10 Michigan State

No. 6 Purdue wins 76-64 at No. 10 Michigan State
LARRY LAGE, Feb 10, 2010
The Big Ten standings look a lot different than a week ago. Purdue's surge and Michigan State's slump has a lot to do with it. E'Twaun Moore scored a season-high 25 points and JaJuan Johnson added 19, lifting the sixth-ranked Boilermakers to a 76-64 victory over the 10th-ranked Spartans on Tuesday night. ...More
 • Michigan State's Kalin Lucas returns vs. Purdue - Feb 9 (AP)
 • Illini upset No. 5 Michigan State, 78-73 - Feb 7 (AP)
 • Spartans fall at Illinois without Lucas - Feb 6 (Rivals.com)
 • Michigan St. to keep current Spartan helmet logo< - Feb 5 (AP)
 •  Children unhurt in bus crash; St. Louis woman hospitalized Feb 3 (The Morning Sun)*
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  • Izzo blames third-straight loss on poor defense - Feb 9
  • With or without Lucas, MSU needs to beat Purdue - Feb 9
  • Green says team is ready to bounce back - Feb 9
  • Lucas' return uncertain for showdown with Purdue - Feb 8
  • No. 5 Spartans face 'rival' Badgers - Feb 2
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Michigan State Team Report

Michigan State Team Report Feb 8, 2010

Michigan State isn't sure yet how long LWK (Life Without Kalin) will last, but this may be an opportunity for the team to grow in other areas—similar to the way the 2000 MSU national title team found benefits in the two-month absence of Mateen Cleaves because of a foot injury.

That's not to say the Spartans don't want Lucas back, and soon. Michigan State is preparing for a huge game in the Big Ten championship race, Tuesday at home against Purdue.

But in Saturday's 78-73 loss at Illinois, the Spartans got contributions from some seldom-used players and showed some grit in coming back from several deficits. They nearly stole one in a difficult Assembly Hall atmosphere primed to be part of ESPN's "GameDay" feature.

"I'm disappointed in one breath and proud in ...More

 
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 Scores & Schedule
Date Opponent Result Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Fri, Nov 13 Fla Gulf Coast W 97-58 ---- 
 Tue, Nov 17 Gonzaga W 75-71 ---- 
 Fri, Nov 20 Toledo W 75-62 ---- 
 Sun, Nov 22 Valparaiso W 90-60 ---- 
 Fri, Nov 27 Florida L 74-77 ---- 
 Sat, Nov 28 at Massachusetts W 106-68 ---- 
 Tue, Dec 1 at (10) North Carolina L 82-89 ---- 
 Fri, Dec 4 Wofford W 72-60 ---- 
 Mon, Dec 7 at Citadel W 69-56 ---- 
 Thu, Dec 10 Oakland W 88-57 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 19 IPFW W 80-58 ---- 
 Tue, Dec 22 at (2) Texas L 68-79 ---- 
 Wed, Dec 30 TX Arlington W 87-68 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 2 at (25) Northwestern W 91-70 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 6 (17) Wisconsin W 54-47 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 9 at Iowa W 71-53 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 13 Minnesota W 60-53 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 16 Illinois W 73-63 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 20 Iowa W 70-63 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 23 at Minnesota W 65-64 ---- 
 Tue, Jan 26 at Michigan W 57-56 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 30 Northwestern W 79-70 ---- 
 Tue, Feb 2 at (16) Wisconsin L 49-67 ---- 
 Sat, Feb 6 at Illinois L 73-78 ---- 
 Tue, Feb 9 (6) Purdue L 64-76 ---- 
 
Date Opponent Time Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Sat, Feb 13 at Penn St. 12:00 pm ---- 
 Tue, Feb 16 at Indiana 7:00 pm ---- 
 Sun, Feb 21 (13) Ohio St. 12:00 pm ---- 
 Sun, Feb 28 at (6) Purdue 4:00 pm ---- 
 Thu, Mar 4 Penn St. 7:00 pm ---- 
 Sat, Mar 6 Michigan TBA ---- 
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 Big Ten Conference Standings
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 Michigan St. (10) 9-3  19-6 
 Illinois 9-3  17-8 
 Purdue (6) 8-3  20-3 
 Ohio St. (13) 8-3  18-6 
 Wisconsin (11) 8-4  18-6 
 Minnesota 5-5  14-8 
 Northwestern 5-6  16-7 
 Michigan 4-7  11-12 
 Indiana 3-7  9-13 
 Iowa 2-9  8-16 
 Penn St. 0-11  8-15 
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 Individual Leaders
 PPGKalin Lucas15.4 
 REBDraymond Green8.2 
 ASTKalin Lucas3.8 
 FG%Tom Herzog80.0 
 FT%Austin Thornton100.0 
 3PT%Isaiah Dahlman42.9 
 BLKDelvon Roe0.9 
 STLDraymond Green1.4