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3 good and 3 bad takeaways from Michigan State basketball’s loss to No. 2 Purdue

3 good and 3 bad takeaways from MSU’s loss to No. 2 Purdue

Michigan State has lost its third straight game on Saturday, dropping a matchup with No. 2 Purdue, 80-74, inside of Mackey Arena.

While the loss isn’t what any Spartan fan wanted, the team showed some really good things in this game, while also showing some inconsistencies that have killed this team all season long.

At the end of the day, it ends up being a loss for MSU, dropping the team to 17-12 (9-9 B1G) on the season. If there is any hope of keeping Tom Izzo and the school’s NCAA Tournament streak alive, there is work that desperately needs to be done.

Let’s take away at 3 good and 3 bad takeaways from MSU’s loss to Purdue:

WATCH: Tom Izzo, Juwan Howard, and Michigan State basketball players’ media sessions following MSU’s win over Michigan

WATCH: Tom Izzo, Juwan Howard, and Michigan State basketball players’ media sessions following MSU’s win over Michigan

On Saturday night, Michigan State basketball earned one of their most satisfying wins of the season, taking down their rival, Michigan, in Ann Arbor 73-63.

This was an important one for MSU for many reasons. This team now has won three conference road games, something that has been extremely hard for them, and many other teams, to come by this season.

It also featured another dominant performance from Malik Hall (18 points), who, along with Tyson Walker (19 points), led the Spartans in scoring. This has been extremely encouraging sign as Michigan State approaches March.

After the game, Tom Izzo, A.J. Hoggard, Tyson Walker and Malik Hall all spoke to the media, and you can find each of those interviews below, which were recorded and posted on YouTube by SpartanMag.com. Juwan Howard, Tarris Reed Jr. and Nimari Burnett also spoke to the media, and their session was recorded by UMHoops.com.

Quotes: Michigan State basketball players react to win over No. 10 Illinois

Michigan State basketball players react to win over No. 10 Illinois

On Tuesday, Michigan State basketball suffered one of their more disappointing losses of the season, dropping a game against Minnesota on the road that they had a lead in late in the game. On Saturday, we saw a motivated and energized MSU team handle business at home against No. 10 Illinois, beating their rivals 88 to 80.

After the game, a few of the Spartan players talked to the media about the victory and gave their thoughts on an exciting day for the program. You can see some of their quotes, along with a few social media posts they sent out, and a nice message from a Spartan legend below.

Highlights: Michigan State basketball makes huge plays in win over Baylor

Check out the highlight filled day for Michigan State over Baylor

Michigan State and Baylor met inside of Little Caesars Arena on Saturday afternoon with the Spartans desperate for a big win over the No. 6 team in the country. The Spartans got exactly what they were looking for, dominating the Bears, 88-64, getting the huge win.

En route to the huge victory, the Spartans made highlight play after highlight play to keep the crowd loud and on their feet throughout their dominating victory.

Check out the highlight filled day for the Spartans:

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Michigan State basketball: 3 Pros and 3 Cons so far this season

Taking a look at 3 Pros and 3 Cons so far this season for MSU:

Michigan State basketball has started off the 2023-24 season with an unsettling 1-2 record, with losses coming to James Madison and Duke. While the start is not ideal, it is not the end of the world and there is still a long season ahead of the team, which is why it wasn’t surprising that Tom Izzo was still fairly positive after his team’s loss to Duke on Tuesday.

There have been a lot of obvious concerns early in the year, with a lot of things that need to be fixed by Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo, but there have also been some bright spots to the season so far, and things to build on.

Let’s take a look at three pros and three cons to Michigan State so far in the early season:

Two Michigan State basketball players make Naismith Trophy Men’s Preseason Watchlist

Two Michigan State players make Naismith Trophy Men’s Preseason Watchlist

Michigan State basketball has a ton of hype this year, and a lot of it is because of the growth of their two star guards: Tyson Walker and A.J. Hoggard. Both players have been getting their fair share of flowers heading into the season, and that continued on Monday as it was announced that both players have made the Naismith Trophy Men’s Preseason Watchlist.

The Naismith Trophy is given annually to the best Men’s and Women’s player in college basketball.

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Ranking the Top-10 Big Ten players heading into the basketball season

Ranking the top 10 players in the Big Ten entering the college basketball season.

The long-awaited 2023-24 college basketball season begins today, and the Big Ten’s slate of games features 10 of the conference’s teams in action. Iowa, Indiana, Maryland and Michigan will have to wait one more day.

The Big Ten does not lack star power as the conference boasts the reigning national player of the year in Purdue’s Zach Edey as well as a bunch of premier guards. As we all know, guard play dominates college basketball, especially in March.

Before the games tip off this evening, we take a look at the top 10 Big Ten players. Are any freshmen ranked? Does any supplant Edey as number one?

Honorable mentions (in no particular order): Bruce Thorton (Ohio State), Keisei Tominaga (Nebraska), Mackenzie Mgbako (Indiana), Jamison Battle (Ohio State), Tyler Wahl (Wisconsin), Coleman Hawkins (Illinois), Chucky Hepburn (Wisconsin).

Michigan State basketball PG reacts to being snubbed from top PG list

AJ Hoggard reacted to being snubbed from the Bob Cousy Award watch list:

The college basketball season is right around the corner and teams are gearing up up for the 2023-24 season. With preparations beginning, media preparations are also beginning and that includes preseason watch lists, as well as, all-conference and all-American teams.

The preseason Bob Cousy Award list was recently dropped, an award given to the top point guard in the country, and Spartan point guard AJ Hoggard was snubbed from the list.

Hoggard reacted to being snubbed from the list via his X profile:

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Michigan State basketball PG snubbed from preseason Bob Cousy Award List

A Spartan was snubbed from the preseason Bob Cousy Award watch list:

The college basketball season is right around the corner and teams are gearing up up for the 2023-24 season. With preparations beginning, media preparations are also beginning and that includes preseason watch lists, as well as, all-conference and all-American teams.

The preseason Bob Cousy Award list was recently dropped, an award given to the top point guard in the country, and Spartan point guard AJ Hoggard was snubbed from the list.

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Michigan State basketball’s A.J. Hoggard, Tyson Walker earn Preseason All-Big Ten honors

A.J. Hoggard, Tyson Walker earn Preseason All-Big Ten honors

With all the hype surround Michigan State basketball going into this season, it’s no surprise to see two Spartans listed on the Preseason All-Big Ten list.

On Friday, both A.J. Hoggard and Tyson Walker were given that honor after helping the Spartans made a run to the Sweet Sixteen last season.

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