Michigan State football announces uniform combination for Iowa game

Check out what uniform combination MSU will be wearing on Saturday against Iowa:

Michigan State is heading to Iowa City on Saturday for their first road matchup of the season to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes under the lights at Kinnick Stadium.

The Spartans have released what uniform combination they are going to be using for the contest, going with a new white helmet, white jersey and white pants.

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Inside MSU’s historic collapse at Iowa from LSJ’s Graham Couch

Inside MSU’s historic collapse at Iowa from LSJ’s Graham Couch

Michigan State lost in horrific fashion on Saturday afternoon. It was the perfect recipe for absolute disaster, and the Spartans were on the receiving end.

Graham Couch of Lansing State Journal dove into what happened, and why it happened, for the Spartans to drop a brutal game in Iowa City.

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LOOK: MSU basketball PG AJ Hoggard stays on court to shoot free throws

AJ Hoggard didn’t even let the fans file out of the stadium before he started practicing his free throws:

Fans hadn’t even filed out of the stands yet, but AJ Hoggard was on a mission.

Following the Spartans 63-61 victory against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Thursday night, Hoggard was not happy with his performance. Hoggard finished the contest with 7 points on 3-of-12 shooting, but more importantly, he missed his lone free throw attempt.

With the Spartans up by two, and under 30 seconds left to play, Hoggard was sent to the line for a one-and-one. He missed the free throw, giving Iowa a chance to win the game.

Fortunately, Iowa missed the game winning shot, and the Spartans were victorious, but Hoggard wasn’t satisfied.

Hoggard stayed on the court after the handshake line, not even going to locker room, not even waiting for fans to leave, he was going to practice his free throws:

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Quotes: Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo talks to the media after victory over Iowa

Check out the most notable quotes from Tom Izzo following his team’s victory over Iowa

Michigan State squeaked out a huge Big Ten victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes on Thursday night. It was a game the Spartans struggled in, and trailed for much of, but the veteran team was able to step up and pick up the win down the stretch.

The game also saw the return of Malik Hall, who has missed a second stint this season due to a foot injury. It was a welcomed return for the Spartans, as he came back with a bang.

Check out what Spartans head coach Tom Izzo had to say after the key win over Iowa:

Gallery: Best pictures from MSU basketball’s home win against Iowa

Check out the best pictures from MSU’s win over Iowa:

Another Thursday, another Big Ten victory for MSU. The Spartans knocked off the visiting Iowa Hawkeyes for a pivotal Big Ten victory on Thursday night at the Breslin Center.

Michigan State found themselves down several times in the contest, but were able to overcome the deficit every time to pull off the 63-61 victory.

The Spartans scored very evenly across the board, being led by Jaden Akins (12 points). Akins was followed by the returning Malik Hall (11 points), Joey Hauser (11 points), Tyson Walker (10 points) and Mady Sissoko’s double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds).

Check out the best photo’s from the win:

WATCH: Malik Hall throws down posterizer in return

Malik Hall threw down a huge dunk in his return to the court on Thursday:

It has been a scary few games for Spartans fans, Malik Hall’s absence had been a huge loss for Michigan State. Luckily for MSU, Hall is back and he made his return known in a big way.

In the Spartans home game against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Thursday, Malik Hall’s first game back from injury, Hall capped a double-digit first half comeback with a posterizing slam to give the Spartans their first lead of the game.

Watch the triumphant slam via Twitter:

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Michigan State vs Iowa Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Michigan State vs Iowa prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win on Tuesday.

Michigan State vs Iowa prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Tuesday, February 22


Michigan State vs Iowa How To Watch

Date: Tuesday, February 22
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Michigan State (18-8), Iowa (18-8)
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Why Michigan State Will Win

What’s going wrong for Michigan State over this run of four losses in the last five games?

It’s not all that bad from the field and the defense has been relatively solid. The Spartans still have the best three point defense in the Big Ten, there’s a nice inside defensive presence, and the games haven’t been getting out of hand.

Iowa is doing a lot of things right, but it doesn’t do enough on the defensive boards. Michigan State has to come strong on the offensive boards and get lots and lots of second chance points.

Penn State was able to beat the Hawkeyes a few weeks ago with 52 rebounds and 14 on the offensive side. That was a two overtime game, though – Maryland was able to come up with 11 offensive boards, and Ohio State just got 11, too, but …

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Why Iowa Will Win

Yeah, yeah, yeah, answer the question.

What’s going wrong for Michigan State over this run of four losses in the last five games?

It just doesn’t seem like it knows how to score.

There’s no ball movement, there aren’t enough threes, and there isn’t enough happening to force free throws for easy points. It also doesn’t help that the D doesn’t force mistakes – it hasn’t come up with double-digit turnovers in four of the last five games.

Iowa should be able to bomb its way through this.

This isn’t a perfect Hawkeye team, but it’s going to move fast, shoot a lot of threes, and keep the offensive production going. Michigan State hasn’t shown the ability to keep up any sort of decent pace.

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What’s Going To Happen

Can Michigan State do anything from three?

Iowa will have 70 points getting off the bus, and Michigan State can’t just rely on coming up with a stop here and there. It has to play along, and it hasn’t shown the ability to do that lately.

The Spartans aren’t going to dominate the rebounding margin like it needs to, and it’s not going to get that one scoring burst needed after hanging around deep into the second half.

Michigan State vs Iowa Prediction, Lines

Iowa 78, Michigan State 69
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ATS Confidence out of 5: COMING

Must See Rating: 3

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3 Key Takeaways: No. 24 Michigan State defeats No. 18 Iowa

Michigan State Basketball took down one of the best Big Ten teams in the Iowa Hawkeyes. Here are three key takeaways from this game.

Michigan State Basketball defeated arguably the best Big Ten team last night in the Iowa Hawkeyes. Cassius Winston led the Spartans to a 78-70 victory at the Breslin Center. In this same game, Xavier Tillman became MSU’s all-time leader in blocks.

Here are three key takeaways from this game:

1. Stop Sleeping On Cassius Winston

For some reason, I feel like Cassius Winston is underrated. There was so much hype on Luka Garza as the best Big Ten player. Some even put Garza onto the national stage as the best NCAA player this season. Cassius Winston’s performance last night obviously warrants a debate.

Luka Garza was locked down in the second half while Winston erupted for 19 second-half points. Cassius didn’t put up unimpressive 19 points either. Instead, he left Iowa defenders in his dust while driving to the basketball. At one point, Winston hit a fadeaway corner three-pointer. He took control of this game and made everything look so easy.

2. Xavier Tillman Sr. Is The Best Big Ten Defender

As mentioned earlier, Tillman became the all-time leader in blocks at Michigan State. He also completely locked up Luka Garza in the process. Tillman held Garza to only eight second-half points. Late in the game, Tillman had a critical block on Garza as well.

Let’s put this defensive performance against Garza into perspective. No other team has kept Garza to 20 points or less since Nebraska on January 1. Tillman deserves every single bit of praise available. Even Izzo spoke on Xavier being the best defender in the Big Ten.

3. Rocket Watts & Aaron Henry Provide Scoring Boost

Rocket Watts scored 21 points last night, matching his career-high total from the Illinois game a few weeks ago. Meanwhile, Aaron Henry put up a season-high of 17 points. Aaron Henry, Rocket Watts, Gabe Brown, & Kyle Ahrens are all incredibly important to a deep NCAA tournament. MSU needs two or more of these players contributing at least 15 points a game. Luckily, Watts & Henry stepped up to the plate against Iowa.

The Spartans are back in action again this upcoming Saturday at 8 P.M. on ESPN.

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Game Recap: Cassius Winston leads MSU basketball in comeback victory against Iowa 78-70

Michigan State Basketball beat Iowa at the Breslin Center, 78-70, in a wonderful comeback victory. Here is a quick game recap of this win.

Michigan State Basketball beat Iowa at home, 78-70. Michigan State put out a starting lineup of Cassius Winston, Rocket Watts, Aaron Henry, Marcus Bingham Jr., and Xavier Tillman. This was a physical matchup between two of the better Big Ten basketball teams. Rocket Watts and Cassius Winston led MSU in scoring with 21 and 20 points respectively.

Here is a recap of this game:

First Half

MSU started strong out of the gate with two defensive stops on Iowa Center Luka Garza. Both teams exchanged buckets in the first two minutes of this game. Rocket Watts hit a floater nearly three minutes into this game, tying up the score 7-7. Note, MSU turned the ball over three times in the first four minutes of this game. Meanwhile, Luka Garza was 0/4 from the floor.

Xavier Tillman picked up his second foul five minutes into the game, not good. Malik Hall scored on back-to-back possessions, keeping the score close. MSU moved the ball around well, finding Aaron Henry wide open for three. Iowa answered back with a bucket of their own. The Hawkeyes led the Spartans 18-14 halfway through the first half.

Michigan State played excellent defense for the next two minutes. Then, Winston found Kithier on an alley-oop layup. The Spartans went on a 7-0 run to take a 21-20 lead with 6:30 left in the first half. Michigan State then missed its next five shots. Meanwhile, Iowa pushed its lead to 31-25.

Iowa closed out the half with a lead of 33-27.

Second Half

Michigan State used its starting lineup at the beginning of the second half. This resulted in an immediate Cassius Winston three-pointer. Iowa extended the lead to seven points the largest lead of the game. Then, Ryan Kriener hit a three-pointer and Iowa led by 10.

The Spartans struggled against Luka Garza as do most teams. Rocket Watts hit a clutch three then Xavier Tillman netted a free throw. Cassius Winston then scored on a ridiculous, fade away corner three. This cut the deficit to only two points. Luka Garza was fouled down low and converted the and-one opportunity. MSU down 46-41 with 15 minutes left in the game.

Rocket Watts turned the ball over and left a three-point shooter wide open for three. Iowa now leading by eight points. Cassius Winston scored on three consecutive plays, including two three-pointers and a layup. A few plays later, Henry hit a mid-range jumper to tie the game, 51-51.

Winston found Tillman down low for an easy bucket. Thus, MSU enjoyed its first lead of the game since the close of the first half. Both teams traded buckets back and forth for the next five minutes. Aaron Henry hit two free throws with four minutes remaining to push MSU ahead 63-61.

Rocket Watts hit another clutch three-pointer but Iowa answered back. Henry scored down near the rim, putting MSU ahead 68-64. Then, Xavier Tillman stole the ball on a critical play. Rocket Watts scored on a fast break play. Xavier Tillman continued his stellar defense on Garza with another critical stop.

Cassius Winston hit both free throws. MSU now ahead 72-64 with one minute remaining in the game.

The Spartans closed out this game with more free throws, enjoying a 78-70 comeback victory at the Breslin Center.

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Michigan State Basketball vs. No. 20 Iowa: Preview/Scouting Report

Michigan State Basketball welcomes Iowa to the Breslin Center this upcoming Tuesday on Feb. 25. Here is a scouting report of Iowa.

Michigan State Basketball takes on the Iowa Hawkeyes at the Breslin Center this Tuesday on Feb. 25. The Spartans are currently 18-9 overall and 10-6 in Big Ten Conference games. Iowa, on the other hand, is 19-8 overall and 10-6 in Big Ten Conference games.

Here is a scouting report on Iowa:

Placement In The Big Ten

The Iowa Hawkeyes are elite on the offensive end of the floor. They lead the Big Ten in points per game with 78.5 points per game. The Hawkeyes are third in field goal percentage, shooting 45% from the field. Furthermore, Iowa shoots 35% from deep as a team which ranks second in the Big Ten.

Iowa also ranks second in Big Ten assists per game with 17.3 per game. Note, this puts the Hawkeyes right under MSU, averaging 17.7 assists per game. Iowa is also fifth in steals per game with 6.52 and eighth in rebounds per game with 37.5.

The Hawkeyes are great on offensive but not necessarily overwhelming on the defensive end. They are ninth in blocks per game with 3.77. Also, they average just about 12.07 turnovers per game. There are certainly flaws to be found in Iowa’s game.

Luka Garza

Man oh man, Luka Garza is a beast on the basketball court. Garza is currently first in Big Ten points per game and fourth in the entire NCAA with 23.7 points per game. He is sixth in Big Ten field goal percentage, shooting 56% from the floor. Luka Garza also ranks fourth in Big Ten rebounds per game with 9.6 and ninth in Big Ten blocks per game with 1.67.

Garza is a scoring machine. Earlier in the year on Dec. 6, he scored a season-high 44 points on Michigan. He just had back-to-back 24-point games against Minnesota and Ohio State University. In the past five games, Garza has scored a staggering total of 134 points. He has led Iowa in scoring in 66% of all games so far this season. So yeah, Garza will be a huge problem for MSU in this game.

Versatile Backcourt Depth

Iowa boasts great players well beyond just Luka Garza. Joe Wieskamp, CJ Fredrick, Jordan Bohannon, Joe Toussaint, & Connor McCaffery range from good to very solid in terms of talent. Start with Wieskamp, who ranks ninth in Big Ten points per game with 14.9 and fourteenth in Big Ten rebounds per game with 6.1. Wieskamp rebounds the ball extremely well for Iowa and serves as a reliable, secondary scorer behind Garza.

CJ Fredrick leads Iowa and the Big Ten in three-point shooting efficiency, making 47% of his shots from deep. He also averages 10.7 points per game. Jordan Bohannon averages 8.8 points per game along with 3.3 assists per game. Joe Toussaint averages 1.3 steals per game, the most on Iowa’s roster. Lastly, Connor McCaffery leads his team with 3.8 assists per game which also ranks seventh in the Big Ten.

Each Iowa Guard provides something different for their team. As a result, Iowa is dangerous at all times on offense. You cannot simply double Luka Garza when he can kick it out to a 47% three-point shooter. No wonder this team is a Big Ten powerhouse right now.

The Spartans play against the Hawkeyes Tuesday at 7 P.M. on ESPN2.