Steve Mariucci surprises Michigan State’s Tom Izzo on brink of breaking Bob Knight’s Big Ten record
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Steve Mariucci surprises Michigan State’s Tom Izzo on brink of breaking Bob Knight’s Big Ten record

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has tried to downplay being on the brink of breaking Bob Knight’s record for Big Ten basketball wins. Former NFL coach Steve Mariucci surprised Izzo by showing up at the Breslin Center, sitting on the Spartans’ bench with his back facing Izzo as he walked to the sideline for warmups before No. The Basketball Hall of Fame coach tied Knight’s Big Ten record of 353 conference wins with an 86-74 comeback victory over Oregon on Saturday. Knight, who died in 2023, led Indiana to three NCAA titles from 1971 to 2000 and was one of Izzo’s mentors during his first season as Jud Heathcote’s successor at Michigan State in 1995.

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No. 8 Michigan State tops No. 17 Michigan 79-62, winning the 18-school Big Ten title by 3 games
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No. 8 Michigan State tops No. 17 Michigan 79-62, winning the 18-school Big Ten title by 3 games

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Michigan State won the Big Ten’s first basketball title with 18 teams by three games over the Wolverines and No. Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo has won 11 Big Ten titles, tying the record Purdue’s Ward “Piggy” Lambert set in 1990 and Indiana’s Bob …

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo passes Bob Knight for most Big Ten conference wins
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Michigan State coach Tom Izzo passes Bob Knight for most Big Ten conference wins

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Michigan State’s Tom Izzo followed one of the most disappointing losses of his coaching career with a record-setting victory. 11 Spartans came from behind to beat Illinois 79-65 on Saturday night for Izzo’s 354th career Big Ten victory, breaking former Indiana coach Bob Knight’s record of 353 conference wins. That’s a bad combination against a team that’s …

No. 11 Michigan State beats Illinois 79-65; Izzo passes Knight in Big Ten coaching victories
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No. 11 Michigan State beats Illinois 79-65; Izzo passes Knight in Big Ten coaching victories

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 11 Michigan State rallied to beat Illinois 79-65 on Saturday night giving the Spartans’ Tom Izzo the most conference wins in Big Ten history. Jase Richardson contributed 11 points and Coen Carr had 10 for the Spartans, who outscored Illinois 42-24 in the second half. …

Indiana beats No. 11 Michigan State 71-67, leaving Tom Izzo on brink of breaking Bob Knight’s record
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Indiana beats No. 11 Michigan State 71-67, leaving Tom Izzo on brink of breaking Bob Knight’s record

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 11 Michigan State 71-67 Tuesday night, leaving Tom Izzo on the brink of breaking Bob Knight’s Big Ten wins record. The Spartans lost for the third time in four games, leaving Izzo with 353 Big Ten wins that match the mark Knight set at Indiana …

Tom Izzo ties Bob Knight’s Big Ten record, leading Michigan State to win No. 353 in conference play
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Tom Izzo ties Bob Knight’s Big Ten record, leading Michigan State to win No. 353 in conference play

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EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State coach Tom Izzo tied Bob Knight’s Big Ten record for wins, leading the ninth-ranked Spartans to a comeback 86-74 victory over Oregon on Saturday. “I’m proud of it because I get to be talked about with a guy who I thought really highly as a coach, and I get to appreciate how many players …

Richardson scores 29, No. 9 Michigan State rallies to beat Oregon 86-74 to tie Izzo with Knight
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Richardson scores 29, No. 9 Michigan State rallies to beat Oregon 86-74 to tie Izzo with Knight

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 9 Michigan State to a comeback 86-74 win over Oregon on Saturday that gave coach Tom Izzo 353 Big Ten wins to tie Bob Knight’s record. Richardson’s father, former Michigan State star and NBA player Jason Richardson, attended the game as part of a reunion …

Lamont Butler scores career-high 33 points to help No. 5 Kentucky beat rival Louisville 93-85
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Lamont Butler scores career-high 33 points to help No. 5 Kentucky beat rival Louisville 93-85

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lamont Butler returned from a two-game absence to shoot perfect from the field for a career-high 33 points, including six 3-pointers, and No. 5 Kentucky held off rival Louisville 93-85 on Saturday for Bluegrass supremacy. Butler, who made all 10 of his …

Kansas tops AP Top 25 preseason men's basketball poll ahead of Alabama, defending champion UConn
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Kansas tops AP Top 25 preseason men's basketball poll ahead of Alabama, defending champion UConn

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No. 11 USC to visit No. 18 Michigan with a tip from Wolverines coach — get ready for Alex Orji
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No. 11 USC to visit No. 18 Michigan with a tip from Wolverines coach — get ready for Alex Orji

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! When Moore was asked at his weekly news conference if Alex Orji would start for the 18th-ranked Wolverines, the first-year coach said the junior quarterback would take the first snap Saturday against No. Michigan’s Colston Loveland, a preseason All-America tight end, left last week’s game with …

Big Ten’s Week 2 schedule is topped by No. 3 Texas’ visit to No. 10 Michigan
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Big Ten’s Week 2 schedule is topped by No. 3 Texas’ visit to No. 10 Michigan

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! We’ll get a better idea about Michigan’s defense when it goes against Quinn Ewers and a Texas offense that churned out 545 yards in a 52-0 win over Colorado State. Northwestern WR Bryce Kirtz, who caught six balls for 91 yards against Miami last week, goes …

Big Ten goes 17-1 with new coaches, QBs in Week 1’s full non-conference slate
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Big Ten goes 17-1 with new coaches, QBs in Week 1’s full non-conference slate

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! With no league contests in Week 1 for the first time since 2019, the league finished a 17-1 weekend with Miller Moss’ dramatic last-minute touchdown drive to give Southern California a 27-20 victory over then-No. “There’s some pretty good Big Ten football today,” Trojans coach Lincoln …

Tom Izzo wins 20th first round NCAA Tournament game as Michigan State tops Mississippi State 69-51
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Tom Izzo wins 20th first round NCAA Tournament game as Michigan State tops Mississippi State 69-51

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tyson Walker scored 19 points and Spartans coach Tom Izzo picked up his 20th win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as his ninth-seeded Spartans beat the eighth-seeded Bulldogs 69-51 on Thursday in the West Region. — Dalton Knecht scored 23 points and Tennessee shot 64% in the first half to build a huge lead …

Tom Izzo, Michigan State pick up another first-round win in March Madness, topping Mississippi State
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Tom Izzo, Michigan State pick up another first-round win in March Madness, topping Mississippi State

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michigan State coach Tom Izzo won his 20th first-round game in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Tyson Walker scored 19 points and the ninth-seeded Spartans improved to 20-6 in March Madness openers under Izzo with a 69-51 win over eighth-seeded Mississippi State on Thursday. So we’ve got all the faith in him to put us in a …

March Madness hits different for Tom Izzo at Michigan State, where 26th bid in a row wasn’t a layup
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March Madness hits different for Tom Izzo at Michigan State, where 26th bid in a row wasn’t a layup

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EAST LANSING, Mich. — March Madness kept Tom Izzo sleepless for more than 24 hours before he heard and saw Michigan State made it into a 26th consecutive NCAA Tournament. The Spartans have had only one opening-round exit over the past seven years, a stretch that includes Izzo’s eighth run to a Final Four in 2019. “If we’re all clicking …

Juwan Howard and Michigan plummet in Big Ten; Tom Izzo and Spartans make push toward NCAA Tournament
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Juwan Howard and Michigan plummet in Big Ten; Tom Izzo and Spartans make push toward NCAA Tournament

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! “But we ain’t dead yet.” The Wolverines, meanwhile, are struggling mightily under embattled coach Juwan Howard. The setbacks have led to Michigan falling short of modest expectations after averaging nearly 20 wins over Howard’s first four seasons, reaching an NCAA regional final in his first …

Izzo claims 700th victory in Michigan State’s 81-62 romp over Michigan
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Izzo claims 700th victory in Michigan State’s 81-62 romp over Michigan

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! EAST LANSING, Mich. — Jaden Akins sank seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 23 points to help Michigan State coach Tom Izzo notch his 700th career victory with an 81-62 romp over Michigan on Tuesday night. Izzo, who took the reins at Michigan State in …

Tom Izzo gets 698th career win, Michigan State pulls away late to beat Minnesota 76-66
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Tom Izzo gets 698th career win, Michigan State pulls away late to beat Minnesota 76-66

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! EAST LANSING, Mich. — Tyson Walker scored 12 of his 21 points inside the last four minutes to help Michigan State pull away and beat Minnesota 76-66 on Thursday night, giving coach Tom Izzo his 698th career win with the Spartans. Malik Hall added 16 …

Marcus Domask, No. 10 Illinois outlast Michigan State, send Spartans to Big Ten cellar
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Marcus Domask, No. 10 Illinois outlast Michigan State, send Spartans to Big Ten cellar

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 23 GONZAGA 76 SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Adama-Alpha Bal made a go-ahead layup with 4.6 seconds remaining and Santa Clara beat Gonzaga. With former Santa Clara great and Basketball Hall of Famer Steve Nash in attendance, Bal finished with 17 points and six assists as …

Big Ten East and path to playoff at stake in Ohio State-Michigan. Iowa goes for 10th win at Nebraska
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Big Ten East and path to playoff at stake in Ohio State-Michigan. Iowa goes for 10th win at Nebraska

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 3 Michigan, Saturday, noon ET It’s the Big Ten East title game, with the winner is all but assured a spot in the College Football Playoff if it takes care of business as a heavy favorite against Iowa in the conference championship game next week. The …

Hawkeyes looking to protect their lead in the Big Ten West when Rutgers comes to Kinnick
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Hawkeyes looking to protect their lead in the Big Ten West when Rutgers comes to Kinnick

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Iowa leads the Big Ten West and likely will be favored in its remaining regular-season games. The Hawkeyes have steadily improved against the run the last month, holding the last two opponents to 2.2 and 2.5 yards per carry, and they’ve allowed just one rushing touchdown …

March Madness and Michigan State synonymous under Tom Izzo
2 years ago

March Madness and Michigan State synonymous under Tom Izzo

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EAST LANSING, Mich. — Tom Izzo stepped up to a lectern with a microphone, as he has more than 1,000 times over the last three decades, and delivered a timely message when Michigan State University needed it most. “He is the heart and soul, the face and voice of our university and his words brought us together in those dark …

Michigan State building momentum going into Michigan matchup
2 years, 2 months ago

Michigan State building momentum going into Michigan matchup

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EAST LANSING, Mich. — Tom Izzo punched the air with his right fist, shouted words of encouragement to his team and crouched as if he was getting into a defensive stance on the sideline. “I want to enjoy this win.” Coaches, players and fans from both sides of the rivalry hope the first of two matchups with the basketball teams …

AP Top 25 Takeaways: UGA, OSU, Tennessee make case for CFP 1
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AP Top 25 Takeaways: UGA, OSU, Tennessee make case for CFP 1

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! In their final games before the first College Football Playoff rankings are released, Georgia, Ohio State and Tennessee made compelling cases Saturday to start the race for the national championship in pole position. Buckeyes coach Ryan Day called his a “matchup” game, basically saying Penn State …

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1980 — San Antonio’s Larry Kenon scores 51 points and George Gervin adds 37 to lead the Spurs to a 144-124 win over Detroit in the final game of the regular season. 1981 — Sophomore guard Isiah Thomas scores 23 points to lead Indiana to …

Krzyzewski, Izzo set for final meeting in NCAA tourney
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Krzyzewski, Izzo set for final meeting in NCAA tourney

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! “The game is bigger than normal,” Izzo said Saturday, adding later: “There’s going to be weird emotions on both sides of the scorers’ table.” The second-seeded Blue Devils and seventh-seeded Spartans meet in the West Region’s second round in a matchup that has more at …

Izzo passes Knight as Michigan State holds off Maryland
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Izzo passes Knight as Michigan State holds off Maryland

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! EAST LANSING, Mich. — Gabe Brown and Malik Hall led a key second-half surge and Tom Izzo became the all-time Big Ten leader in career wins as Michigan State defeated Maryland 77-67 on Sunday. With his 663rd win at Michigan State, Izzo passed Indiana’s Bob …

No. 17 Iowa, No. 25 Kentucky clash in Citrus Bowl showdown
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No. 17 Iowa, No. 25 Kentucky clash in Citrus Bowl showdown

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz is seeking his 10th bowl victory, which would tie Joe Paterno for most bowl wins as a member of the Big Ten. KEY MATCHUP Kentucky quarterback Will Levis against the Iowa defense, which leads the country with a school-record 24 interceptions and …

Big Ten tilt: Michigan chases playoff bid, title vs. Iowa
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Big Ten tilt: Michigan chases playoff bid, title vs. Iowa

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Two of the conference’s traditional powers will play Saturday in Indianapolis for their first conference crowns since sharing the title in 2004 — and in Michigan’s case a possible playoff bid. Lingering questions about coach Jim Harbaugh’s future prompted him to accept a pay cut and …

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