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Michigan State basketball blitzes Penn State for first Big Ten victory

MSU dominates Penn State by 31 points to earn first Big Ten victory:

Michigan State hosted Penn State on Thursday evening, looking to gain their first Big Ten victory of the 2023-24 season, and they did exactly that. Behind an outstanding team effort, the Spartans blitzed the Nittany Lions, defeating PSU, 92-61.

The Spartans never trailed in the game, and after winning the opening tip and taking a 2-0 lead on the first possession, the Spartans led the entire way.

A season high 51 points were scored in the first half for MSU, who had all things clicking on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court.

Malik Hall (24 points) led the way for Michigan State, while Tyson Walker (22 points) also had a huge game. Mady Sissoko had 12 rebounds in a solid effort, while AJ Hoggard, Jaden Akins and Tre Holloman all had 10 points a piece.

Michigan State will look for their sixth straight win on Sunday when they travel to Evanston for a game against Northwestern.

MSU AD Alan Haller hints at upcoming conference realignment for Big Ten

It appears there will be some shakeup to the Big Ten conference in the near future

It appears there will be some shakeup to the Big Ten conference in the near future.

Michigan State Athletic Director Alan Haller made some interesting comments on Monday regarding potential conference realignment in the Big Ten. Haller was asked about any shakeup to the Big Ten coming down the pipeline during the Michigan State luncheon with the Detroit Economic Club and he hinted at something being in the works.

Here’s what Haller had to say (courtesy of the Detroit Free Press’ Tony Garcia):

At first glance, this seems to be related to the conference working to either remove or adjust the current divisions used in football. For a long time, the imbalance of competition between the Big Ten East and West Divisions has been clear so it appears the league is working to resolve this issue.

Haller’s comments could also be related to the league exploring adding more teams to the conference. There was a ton of buzz last year when Texas and Oklahoma jumped ship of the Big 12 to join the SEC, but the Big Ten has been quiet ever since then. Could this mean the league is finally getting off the sidelines and looking to add one or two more teams?

Either way, it’s exciting to hear the conference is looking to make some changes that I’d assume would be positive moves. We should hopefully know soon enough what those changes will be.

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