Whatever you call it, Madison Square Garden hasn’t been very kind to Tom Izzo. The Michigan State coach has won better than 70 percent of his games in 30 seasons but is just 4-13 on the floor above Penn Station in the heart of New York amid a lot of marquee matchups.

Tom Izzo's impact is felt beyond the basketball court and throughout Michigan State's athletic department and community.

Michigan State (16-3, 6-2 Big Ten), which has won four straight, had four different players score in double figures. Theryn Hallock led the way with 17 points, Julia Ayrault scored 16, Jocelyn Tate 15 and Grace VanSlooten 10. The Spartans hit 13 of 27 3-pointers and outscored the Nittany Lions 38-20 in the paint while attempting 15 more shots.

No. 8 Michigan State is getting ready to head to the Big Apple for a meeting with Rutgers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. Junior forward Jaxon Kohler and the rest of the Spartan bigs will need to combat the size the Scarlet Knights present.

Michigan State basketball had a nice break this week after a tough-fought win over Illinois on Sunday. Now, the Spartans will head to New York City to face off against a young, quickly improving Rutgers team in Madison Square Garden headlined by Rutgers’ star freshmen and NBA draft prospects Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper.

Theryn Hallock scored 17 points and No. 21 Michigan State beat Penn State 82-61 on Wednesday night for its fourth straight victory.

The Gophers, ranked third nationally, face Michigan State (19-3-2) in a two-game series that could go a long way to determining the eventual Big Ten champion — a title that the Spartans are defending after Minnesota had won the previous two.

The Penn State Lady Lions (10-9) aim to break a five-game road losing skid at the Michigan State Spartans (15-3) on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM ET.Michigan State heads into this game on

Michigan State men’s basketball freshman guard Jase Richardson is making a name for himself 25 years after his father did on the same campus.

Gabby Elliott, who played for the Spartans the past two seasons, had four points, four rebounds and four assists for Penn State. Moriah Murray knocked down eight 3-pointers while scoring a game-high 24 points for the Nittany Lions (10-10, 1-8).

The No. 8 Michigan State Spartans will travel to New York to take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. Rutgers has struggled in

Michigan State? The crisp 2024 banners hanging at Munn Ice Arena are the only two titles won since joining the Big Ten. It has earned more accolades as a program — in total, eight regular-season titles and 14 conference tournament titles, and national championships in 1966, 1986 and 2007.