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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- VCU has spent much of this season flustering opposing point guards, sending them into various states of disarray and their "Havoc" defense wreaked, well, havoc on the plans of opponents all season long. The Rams, th...

Adreian Payne had 18 points and 10 rebounds, leading No. 8 Michigan State to a rugged 59-56 victory over Iowa in the Big Ten quarterfinals on Friday night.

The Michigan State Spartans are serious national title contenders. Find out all you need to know about them to fill out your winning bracket.

Story | Conversation | March 14, 2013

INDIANAPOLIS -- Turnabout is fair play, and Lonnie Johnson (Gary, Ind./West Side) is starting to play the recruiting game. A longtime Ohio State lean who wanted to commit to the Buckeyes a few months ago, Johnson stopped himself short of naming Oh...

Blog | February 19, 2013

Branden Dawson scored 20 points as No. 12 Michigan State moved a half-game clear of Indiana atop the Big Ten standings with a 78-65 victory at Purdue....

Branden Dawson scored 20 points and Keith Appling added 17, leading No. 12 Michigan State past Purdue 78-65 on Saturday night.

No. 12 Michigan State expects to have most of its banged-up players in the lineup at Purdue on Saturday night.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Judging from the amount of blood on the towel, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo assumed Adreian Payne's nose was broken as the forward walked off the Breslin Center court. Branden Dawson was on the bench with an injured ankle, ...

No. 13 Michigan St. 49, Wisconsin 47

Five observations from Saturday's evening games: 1. Hinkle Magic is real. It had to end this way. We'd been spoiled with a wonderful day of college basketball -- treated to so many thrilling matchups that it was hard to keep up. Nevertheless, e...

Adreian Payne scored 20 points after spending the first half on the bench following a morning scuffle with teammate Branden Dawson, and No. 18 Michigan State held on for a 81-72 victory against Penn State on Wednesday night.

Michigan State won't start guard Branden Dawson and center Adreian Payne at Penn State Wednesday night because of a scuffle the two players were involved in earlier in the day at the Nittany Lion Inn, the school announced.

Derrick Nix made two free throws with a minute left and finished with 17 points to help No. 22 Michigan State pull away for a 66-56 victory over Nebraska on Sunday night.

Branden Dawson scored a career-high 17 points, including a late steal and tiebreaking dunk that helped No. 22 Michigan State hold off Iowa 62-59 on Thursday night.

The combination of social media and YouTube can turn online audiences into instantaneous judges and juries. That certainly occurred over the weekend when Branden Dawson and Travis Carroll tussled for position in No. 22 Michigan State's 84-61 win o...

Here are yours truly's 10 big thoughts from the first January hoops Saturday of the year: 1. C.J. McCollum's injury looks like a real bummer. Before we eulogize McCollum's season, it's important to note that we don't know exactly what injury cause...