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Spartans can’t bounce back against Badgers

Monday, January 9th, 2006

MSU lost another tough road game 82-63 at Wisconsin on Sunday and dropped to 0-2 in the Big Ten title race. Steve Grinczel of MLive.com wonders where seniors Paul Davis and Maurice Ager have gone over the last two games.
After Sunday afternoon’s brutal 82-63 loss to Wisconsin in the Kohl Center, MSU coach […]

MSU loses to one-man-show at Illinois

Friday, January 6th, 2006

It was The Dee Brown Show on Thursday night. The Illinois point guard singlehandedly destroyed MSU’s defense with 34 points in a 60-50 Illini victory. In today’s Detroit News, Tom Izzo compared Brown to Texas’ Vince Young.
Unlike Young though, Brown has yet to win a national title. We tend to think […]

Spartans getting respect from Illinois media

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

The Illini may have plenty of confidence but the media in Illinois are showing MSU plenty of respect. Greg Stewart of the Peoria Journal Star writes that we’ll find out tonight whether or not Illinois’ non-conference cupcake feast has prepared them for the likes of MSU.
Following a steady diet of nonconference cupcakes, the Illini […]

Illini expect to continue winning ways

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

Heading into tonight’s game against Michigan State, Illinois is confident they can continue the winning ways they’ve had this decade which includes 29 straight wins in Assembly Hall. Mark Tupper of the Herald & Review reports that winning has become a habit for point guard Dee Brown (he’s fast) and his teammates.

“Winning is us,” […]