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Tom Izzo talks to Andy Katz after MSU’s thrilling win over UNC

Tom Izzo talks to Andy Katz after MSU’s OT thriller

Michigan State closed out their trip to the Maui Invitational with a 2-1 record after defeating North Carolina in an overtime thriller in the third place game, 94-91. Tom Izzo showed why he is a hall of fame coach on Wednesday night, pushing the right buttons while making the right decisions throughout the whole game.

After the win, a massive one for building the 2024-25 season into a successful campaign, Tom Izzo spoke to Andy Katz about the game, and what he saw from his perspective.

Watch the post game interview between Katz and Izzo via X by clicking here

Watch Tre Holloman talk postgame with Andy Katz

Tre Holloman spoke to Andy Katz after his career high performance against UNC

Michigan State closed out their trip to the Maui Invitational with a 2-1 record after defeating North Carolina in an overtime thriller in the third place game, 94-91.

The Spartans were able to win, in large part, due to the play of their co-captain and junior guard Tre Holloman, who finished with a career high 19-points in the contest.

Holloman was the stable and steady force for the Spartans in the absence of Jase Richardson.

The Spartans picked up a huge win, that will go a long way come March, and Holloman talked about it with Andy Katz after the game.

Watch the interview via X by clicking here

Watch highlights from MSU basketball’s OT thriller over UNC

Check out the highlights from MSU’s thrilling OT win over UNC

Michigan State basketball closed the Maui Invitational in style. The Spartans closed out the third place game with a 94-91 overtime victory over the No. 12 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels.

The win did not come easy, with the Spartans squandering a late three possession lead, but the team persevered and ultimately got the huge early season victory.

An outstanding performance from the team top to bottom, the Spartans had six players finish with more than a dozen points on their way to victory.

Check out the highlights from the win by clicking here 

Michigan State will close feast week feeling good after a 2-1 showing in Maui.

MSU Basketball vs. Iowa: Stream, broadcast info, prediction for Tuesday

Check out all of the key game details for this matchup between the Spartans and Hawkeyes

Michigan State basketball is rounding into form late in the year but will be tested again in a Tuesday night battle against the Iowa Hawkeyes.

The Spartans will host the Hawkeyes from the Breslin Center on Tuesday, looking for a fourth straight Big Ten win. That would be their longest conference-winning streak of the year.

Michigan State enters this matchup 17-9 overall and 9-6 in Big Ten play. Iowa comes into this game with an overall record of 15-11 and 7-8 mark in conference play.

Can Michigan State win a fourth straight Big Ten game to keep pace for a double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament? Check out my prediction and all of the key game details for this matchup between the Spartans and Hawkeyes below:

WATCH: Michigan State basketball releases a summer recap video

Michigan State’s basketball Twitter took fans inside some of the summer practices that took place

The summer is officially coming to a close, as is the strength and conditioning programs the Spartan teams had gone through throughout the summer.

Michigan State basketball in particular went into the summer looking for exponential amounts of improvements, coming off of one of the most disappointing seasons of the Tom Izzo era.

A summer of hard work was hopefully enough to turn the tide for the Spartans heading into the 2021-22 campaign.

Take a look inside what the Spartans did throughout their summer, below:

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Michigan State basketball target Isaac Traudt to make decision Saturday

A top 2022 PF target is making his decision this weekend

Michigan State and Tom Izzo got the 2022 recruiting class off to a good start, landing point guard Tre Holloman. Now, another top target, Issac Traudt is set to make his collegiate decision this weekend.

Traudt, a power forward from Grand Island, Nebraska, has been a top target for the staff since the beginning of the recruiting cycle. He took an official visit to East Lansing on June 17th.

The decision appears to be between Virginia, North Carolina, Nebraska, and MSU.

This would be a huge add to the 2022 recruiting class for Michigan State.

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Watch highlights from Michigan State basketball’s team bonding vacation

Watch the highlights from Michigan State basketball’s team bonding vacation in Grand Haven

Michigan State’s basketball team is coming off of one of the toughest seasons in Tom Izzo’s history as the head man of the program. The team wants to significantly improve their results this upcoming season.

The Spartans were able to resume their summer practice program this summer after the COVID-19 pandemic took that away a year ago.

At the conclusion of their summer practice program, the team headed to Grand Haven, on the shores of Lake Michigan, to have a fun-filled, team bonding vacation to conclude the summer of hard work.

It is great to see the team bonding and coming together as well as they are, and hopefully can turn this off the court chemistry into a strong team effort on the court, leading to more wins.

You can watch highlights from their time in Grand Haven here:

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Michigan State basketball to host Louisville in ACC/Big Ten Challenge

Michigan State will be hosting the Louisville Cardinals in the 2021 edition of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The first meeting since 2018.

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The annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge match-ups are being released. The late November, early December, event is a fan favorite to many early in the college basketball season.

In the 2021 edition of the event the Spartans will play as the host to the Louisville Cardinals.

Michigan State has played Louisville 11 times over the course of each school’s history. MSU is 5-6 in those matchups, but is 3-0 at the Breslin Center against the Cardinals.

The last match-up featured the Spartans dropping an 82-78 game in overtime at Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center during the 2018 edition of the ACC/Big Ten challenge.

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Rookie Wire has Xavier Tillman, Cassius Winston in second-round of 2020 NBA Mock draft

The most recent version of the Rookie Wire has Xavier Tillman and Cassius Winston both projected as second-round picks. Read more info here.

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Rookie Wire’s 2020 NBA Draft Big Board 3.0 has Xavier Tillman and Cassius Winston both listed as second-round picks. Tillman has officially declared for the 2020 NBA Draft and will not return to East Lansing for another season. This certainly changes the outlook of the 2020 NBA draft, especially as other Big Ten players return to the NCAA.

Here is where Rookie Wire writer Bryan Kalbrosky projects each player along with his thoughts:

Xavier Tillman – No. 31 Pick

Xavier Tillman was averaging 13.7 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game before the season abruptly ended. He had been among the most prolific pick-and-roll finishers in the NCAA this season. His assist percentage (18.3%) ranked in the top 15 nationally among all players 6-foot-8 or taller. Outside of Stanford’s Tyrell Terry, his decision to remain in the 2020 NBA Draft was far and away the most notable among all prospects who were testing the waters — which explains why he jumped so high in our rankings as we had previously expected him to return to college.

Cassius Winston – No. 44 Pick

Cassius Winston had a career assist rate (43.1%) that ranks sixth-best among college players since the 2009-10 season. Winston is already an incredibly capable finisher and distributor out of the pick-and-roll, which will help his game translate to the next level. He also has been productive as a shooter off the catch, off the dribble and off screens — shooting above 40% from 3-point range on each of those attempts.

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