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Andy Katz speaks with Tom Izzo about his Michigan State team and expansion plans in the Big Ten...

Shooting up the draft board

As the NBA stays on the lookout for shooters at the college level, there are some important distinctions between the two games that NBA personnel must...

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Green has career-high 19 points, matches high with 12 boards in win

Draymond Green scored a career-high 19 points and matched his best effort with 12 rebounds to lead Michigan State (No. 14 ESPN/USA Today, No. 12 AP) to an 88-57 victory over beat Oakland, Mich. on Thursday night.

...Kemba Walker #15 of the Connecticut Huskies reacts in the first half while taking on the Michigan State Spartans during the National Semifinal game of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship at Ford...

Michigan State shuts down Citadel in last eight minutes to win

Kalin Lucas had 15 points and Michigan State withstood Citadel's hot three-point shooting with a 69-56 victory Monday night.

No. 9 Michigan St. rebounds from UNC loss to dump Wofford

Raymar Morgan scored a season-high 19 points and Kalin Lucas had 13 to help No. 9 Michigan State to a 72-60 victory over Wofford on Friday night.

Michigan State Holds Off Wofford, 72-60

Raymar Morgan's double-double, 19 points and 11 boards, lead No. 9 Michigan State past Wofford

Davis has career-high 22; UNC holds on despite Spartans' late push

Ed Davis scored a career-high 22 points Tuesday night to help North Carolina (No. 11 ESPN/USA Today, No. 10 AP) beat No. 9 Michigan State 89-82 in a rematch of last season's national championship game won by the Tar Heels.

...Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Dexter Strickland (5) with the ball as Michigan State Spartans guard Durrell Summers defends in the Tar Heels 89-92 victory against the Spartans at the...

...1, 2009; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Deon Thompson (21) defends as Michigan State Spartans forward Raymar Lucas (2) shoots in the first half at the Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory...

...NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forwards Deon Thompson (21) and Will Graves (13) defends as Michigan State Spartans guard Kalin Lucas (1) shoots in the first half at the Dean E. Smith Center

Michigan State get third shot at UNC

A chance at payback? A chance for revenge? Tom Izzo isn't having any of it. As Michigan State gets set to take on UNC for the third time in a year, he's just happy the Spartans have another shot on the national stage.

Balanced effort propels Heels over MSU

Revenge will have to wait for another day. Behind career nights from Ed Davis and Larry Drew II, North Carolina withstood a late Michigan State rally to win 89-82.

Why the Big Ten/ACC Challenge matters

ACC 10, Big Ten 0. That's the tally in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. And if you think that doesn't matter, just ask any fan, coach, player or administrator on either side.