DeHaan powers No. 25 Spartans past Cowgirls in double OT

Allyssa DeHaan scored 23 points to help No. 25 Michigan State overcome a 44-point effort by Oklahoma State's Andrea Riley and beat the Cowgirls 93-90 in double overtime at the Junkanoo Jam on Saturday night.

...Jasmine Thomas (5) during the second round of the 2009 NCAA womens basketball tournament against the Michigan State Spartans at the Breslin Center. Michigan State won 63-49

No. 25 Michigan St. 78, George Washington 47

No. 25 Michigan St. 78, George Washington 47

Johnson's 21 points drive No. 21 Michigan State

Lykendra Johnson scored 21 points and Aisha Jefferson added 12 to lead No. 21 Michigan State to a 74-51 win over Western Michigan on Sunday.

Barlow scores 18 including winning free throw to lift Irish

Ashley Barlow scored 18 points and hit a tiebreaking free throw with 10 seconds left, lifting Notre Dame (No. 6 ESPN/USA Today, No. 5 AP) to a 68-67 victory over No. 21 Michigan State on Thursday night.

Michigan State rides 15-3 run in second half to first win

Aisha Jefferson scored 16 points to help No. 10 Michigan State beat Detroit 71-62 on Sunday for its first win of the season.

Daugherty's late effort clears way for Dayton to stun No. 10 Michigan St.

Kristin Daugherty scored 17 points and Dayton upset No. 10 Michigan State 77-74 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams

Spartans ready to make mark, move on

After a huge win in the second round of last season's NCAA tournament, Michigan State lost in a bad way four days later. But the Spartans have since used the Sweet 16 loss to motivate them.

Spartans' AD, coaches get extensions

Michigan State's Board of Trustees announced Friday that it has approved contract extensions through 2016 for athletic director Mark Hollis, head football coach Mark Dantonio and head men's basketball coach Tom Izzo.

Cyclones end Spartans' unlikely run with last-second 3

lison Lacey's 3-pointer from the top of the key with 23 seconds remaining capped a furious comeback, leading fourth-seeded Iowa State to a 69-68 victory over ninth-seeded Michigan State on Saturday night and a trip to the Berkeley Regional finals.

Treys (what else?) lift ISU to Elite Eight

Old reliable -- Iowa State's 3-point shooting -- helped carry the Cyclones past Michigan State and into the Elite Eight on Saturday. But a rarely used full-court press put the finishing touches on the win.

What are the keys to Sweet 16 victories?

What are the X factors in the regional semifinals? ESPN.com columnists Graham Hays and Mechelle Voepel know which key factors could determine who moves on to the Elite Eight.

UConn leads field into Sweet 16

The Sweet 16 field is set. Four teams from both the Big East and Big 12 led the way. But all eyes remain on UConn and its undefeated run.

McCallie loses to former team as Spartans shut down Blue Devils

Mia Johnson scored 17 points and Lauren Aitch had 15, lifting ninth-seeded Michigan State to a 63-49 win Tuesday night over the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils and former coach Joanne P. McCallie in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

MSU gets last word over Duke, McCallie

Duke has had its ups and downs and didn't play its best in Tuesday's upset. But a flawed system that put a top seed on its opponent's home court in the second round didn't help, either.