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The Final Four Is Not On The Schedule - A Podcast Discussing Michigan State Basketball.

The Final Four Is Not on the Schedule, Bleav

Michigan State basketball fanalysts Eric and Rod break down the Spartans to a level of detail that casual and hardcore Spartan fans will love.

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40:04

MSU Looks to Bounce Back Against UCLA

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2025/02/03

February 2, 2025: MSU heads to the storied Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday night to take on the red hot UCLA Bruins. The Bruins have won 5 straight after losing 4 in a row in the Big Ten. One thing to note about the current win streak for the Bruins is that it has all occurred in the pacific West. It should be a good challenge for the Spartans as they try to bounce back from their first Big Ten loss. Can they find a steadying force and give Mick Cronin and UCLA a difficult time in their home arena? UCLA

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49:48

MSU Falls to USC 70-64

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2025/02/02

February 1, 2025: Well, it was bound to happen even though we never like to see it, MSU falls to USC 70-64 on the road for their first loss in the Big Ten season. It was a game that USC led wire to wire by capitalizing on early Michigan State miscues and getting some timely offensive rebounds to drive the lead up to 15 early.Star Desmond Claude led the way for the Trojans and got a lot of his work done in the first half scoring and getting to the line. The line was a place that has usually been a

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01:03:18

Izzo Goes to Tie Big Ten Win Record at USC to Start...

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2025/01/30

January 30, 2025: Head West young man. Michigan State is leaving the Midwest for the not-so-friendly confines of Los Angeles for their doubleheader with USC and UCLA. Three time zones and over 2000 miles away they will find themselves first at the Galen Center taking on first year coach Eric Musselman and his entirely new roster of transfers. USC showcases Desmond Claude who is a downhill driving guard capable of dropping 30 points on any given night. Claude was devastating to the Illini when USC

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58:40

MSU Blasts Minnesota 73-51 to Stay Perfect in Big Ten...

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2025/01/29

January 28, 2025: The Spartan train just keeps on rolling as MSU blasts the Gophers 73-51 to sweep the season series between the teams and move to 18-2 overall and 9-0 in the Big Ten. This game MSU did it largely on the boards crushing Minnesota 40-22 and finishing with a 42% offensive rebounding rate and only giving up 16% to the Gophers. Offensively, there weren’t any real standouts for the Spartans as they used their now typical balanced attack with Tre Holloman finishing with 12 points to the

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01:13:11

Can MSU Keep the Streak Going? Next Up Minnesota at...

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2025/01/27

January 26, 2025: Michigan State will look to continue its winning streak as it hosts Minnesota on Tuesday night. MSU took care of business in Minneapolis in December but this the Gophers are on a bit of a hot streak. They’ve won 3 straight including home wins over UM and Oregon and a road win in Iowa City. Minnesota’s success is primarily due to their all everything player - Dawson Garcia. Garcia leads the team in scoring and rebounding and has averaged 26.6 points a game during this winning

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01:12:52

MSU Runs Big Ten Record to 8-0 with 81-74 Win Over...

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2025/01/26

January 25, 2025: Michigan State came into Madison Square Garden which has been something of a house of horror for the Spartans - and defeated the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 81-74. The win keeps MSU alone atop the Big Ten at 8-0 and extends their winning streak to 12 games. It also makes the 37th straight year with a winning season - longest in the Big Ten.The Spartans managed to contain Rutgers’ two great freshman, Bailey and Harper, to 18 and 6 points respectively. Richardson chipped in with 20 for

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23:48

Top 50 Recruit 6'8" Wing Jordan Scott Talks About...

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2025/01/24

January 24, 2025: For now, there are only 2 new players scheduled to join the green and white next year, Cam Ward and Jordan Scott. Like Ward, Scott is also from the DMV - not typical recruiting territory for Tom Izzo and the two will be the first Spartans to hail from there since Carlton Valentine in the 80s.Scott brings a diverse game where he plays 1-5 in high school. With MSU it is expected that he will play 2-4 because of his ball skills and ability to stretch the floor with his outside

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01:27:14

Alone Atop the Big Ten, MSU Looks to Go 7-0 Against...

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2025/01/22

January 22, 2025: MSU now holds onto first place all by themselves at 7-0 after their exciting win over Illinois. They head to Madison Square Gardens for a semi-away game against Rutgers. MSG has not been kind to the Spartans in the past as they are 0-4 in Champions Classic games and lost two years ago to Rutgers in a similar matchup.The Green & White are hoping to avoid the MSG curse but will have to do it beating two projected top 5 NBA lottery picks in Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey. The stars

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01:03:30

MSU Defeats Illinois 80-78 in Clash of Heavyweights

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2025/01/19

January 19, 2025: Michigan State hosted Illinois in their first real matchup of conference heavyweights and managed to hang on for an 80-78 win. As Rod predicted in the pregame, it came down to a one possession game with two teams taking away the others’ strengths.The teams were even on the boards, transition points, FG%, turnovers, free throw attempts, and field goal attempts. The difference came down to the Spartans hitting a few more free throws and only having Illinois convert a few more 3

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01:19:27

Big Ten Showdown Against Illinois Looms in East Lansing

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2025/01/17

January 17, 2025: In what is probably the most anticipated matchups of the year to date, Michigan State will host Illinois on Sunday afternoon. The game pits two of the top 15 teams in the country and maybe the top in the Big Ten. To date, MSU is riding a 10 game winning streak and is 6-0 in the league but has yet to play any team with a winning record.The Spartans have been promising and shown signs that this might be a special season. However, the real question is whether Michigan State is a

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54:54

MSU Squeezes Past Penn State 90-85

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2025/01/16

January 15, 2025: Well, MSU returned home from Evanston and had only a few days to prep for a pesky Penn State team and was pushed but ultimately won 90-85. It was a less than stellar defensive performance from the Spartans as they largely had no answer for the Nittany Lions’ ball screens.Fortunately, the Spartans were good on the offensive boards and in protecting the ball leading to an advantage in second chance points 23-6 and in points off turnovers 27-13. Now, they await their first Big Ten

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01:11:18

MSU Looks to Continue Winning Ways Against Penn State

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2025/01/14

January 13, 2025: Michigan State returns home for a matchup against reeling Penn State on Wednesday evening. The Spartans are riding a nine game win streak and are unbeaten in league play at 5-0. One challenge for the green and white is that they have to maintain their focus in what could be a trap game with Illinois coming to town on Sunday.Penn State might be without their all everything point guard, Ace Baldwin, who suffered a back injury during their Illinois game. Without him, the Nittany

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01:07:32

Michigan State Extends Win Streak to 9 with Road Win...

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2025/01/13

January 12, 2025: Michigan State took care of business in Evanston on Sunday afternoon with a relatively stress free 78-68 win over a tricky Northwestern team. MSU led by as much as 23 in the first half and took a 19 point lead into halftime. They built the lead largely on the backs of turning over the Wildcats and forcing bad shots on defense in conjunction with a great pace on offense. Jeremy Fears, Jr. continues to grow in his role as lead point guard for this team as he is providing both energy

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01:10:20

MSU Back on the Road to Take on Tricky Northwestern Team

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2025/01/11

January 11, 2025: Michigan State is looking to continue its winning ways as it heads back onto the road to Evanston with a matchup against the Northwestern Wildcats. Of late, the ‘Cats have sort of had the Spartans’ number winning two of the last three at home and generally giving MSU fits every time they play.But this year’s Spartans feel different and Chris Collins has a much different team without Boo Buie running the show. However, the way the Wildcats operate is relatively unchanged with

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01:05:23

MSU Annihilates Washington 88-54 in Front of Izzone...

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2025/01/10

January 9, 2025: Michigan State returned home to the Breslin along with the Izzone Alumni to put on a show obliterating the Washington Huskies 88-54. The Spartans only allowed the Huskies 13 points in the first half and dominated Washington in just about every aspect of the game. MSU held Washington’s best player, Great Osobor, to just 6 points on 0-8 shooting en route to one of their best defensive performances of the season. Jaden Akins led the Spartans in scoring with 20 while Fears had a double

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01:12:11

MSU Returns to Breslin to Face Washington

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2025/01/06

January 6, 2025: Michigan State returns to the Breslin Center after a victory in Columbus and a 3-0 league record. They welcome in the Washington Huskies formerly of the Pac-12 for their first visit to East Lansing. This is certainly a game that MSU is projected to win but Washington will present some interesting challenges.Most notably is Great Osobor who is a transfer from Utah State who came with first year head coach, Danny Sprinkle, as one of the top players available in the portal. Osobor is

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01:05:15

MSU Gets Gritty Road Win Over Ohio State, 69-62

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2025/01/04

January 3, 2025: Michigan State resumed Big Ten play on the road against Ohio State in much the same way they ended play in early December - with a win. This time they won 69-62 in a hard fought game against a good opponent. It was a game in which MSU led most of the game outside of a brief moment in the second half after a huge Buckeye run that cut the Spartans’ lead from double digits. Ultimately, Michigan State was able to do just enough defensively to slow down the Buckeyes’ shooting and force

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01:09:37

MSU Resumes Big Ten Play in Columbus

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2025/01/02

January 2, 2025: Happy New Year to you and your families as we talk about MSU’s upcoming resumption of Big Ten play against the Ohio State Buckeyes. We are probably 4-5 weeks away from having a real good feel for the quality of any of the Big Ten teams. Ohio State is a good example of that.The Buckeyes opened the season with a big win over Texas but then dropped a game to Texas A&M. They seemed to get back on track until they lost big to Auburn and Maryland. Just when you thought things might

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23:57

MSU Beats Western Michigan 80-62

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2024/12/31

December 30, 2024: Michigan State welcomed back former assistant coach Dwayne Stephens with his Western Michigan Bronco team and handed them an 80-62 loss. Despite the 18 point deficit, it was a game in which Western Michigan kept within 5-10 points for the majority of the game. However, it was some late opportune shooting and defense which pushed out the lead at the end of the game for the Spartans.Are you looking for collegiate apparel including Spartan gear? There’s only one place we recommend

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MSU 2025-26 Recruit Cam Ward Joins Us

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2024/12/30

December 30, 2024: New MSU commit, Cam Ward is a 6’7” 210# forward from Upper Marlboro, MD. He will join the Spartans next year and comes with a diverse game scoring, shooting, rebounding, and defending. Ward won the Gatorade POY for Maryland last year and is looking to defend his high school’s state title as well. All of this he does under the coaching from his father whom he says has been a good teacher and (hopefully) someone who readies him for Head Coach Izzo next year. Are you looking for

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