VanSlooten and the No. 15 Spartans (16-1, 5-1 Big Ten) picked up wins at Washington and Oregon last week to close a two-game West Coast swing and extend their run to eight straight victories. They’re now off to their best 17-game start since the same mark in 2010-11.

Michigan State basketball wore down Indiana after a slow start, eventually beating the Hoosiers, 81-60, at the Breslin Center.

Michigan State basketball used an incredible final 11 minutes in the second half to blow out Indiana on Tuesday night

Michigan State has only had one season start better than its current 16-1 record, one that brings high expectations in a tough Big Ten schedule.

Michigan State also recently lost to the Cornhuskers. The Spartans fell at Nebraska Jan. 2, but they have rebounded with back-to-back wins since. The most recent of those was Thursday, when -13.5 MSU defeated Northwestern 76-66 (Under 143.5).

The Michigan State men’s basketball team is coming off three straight victories at home and will be out west this weekend. On Saturday, the Spartans will take

Cooper took six shots, made all six of them and finished with a career-high 18 points, nine rebounds and a block. He was also 6-of-8 from the free-throw line while Tom Izzo's Spartans improved to 14-2 on the season, 4-1 in the Big Ten. " [Izzo] wants me to be more assertive," Cooper said. "He wants me to get more involved in the offense"

But for decades, another presence has defined Spartan hoops: the voice behind the radio call, Will Tieman. His trademark phrase — “He got it!” — has become a familiar part of Spartan broadcasts. Yet even he can’t fully explain where it originated.

Michigan State women’s basketball is in the midst of a spectacular season. The Spartans sit at 16–1 overall, 5–1 in Big Ten play, and have climbed to No. 15 in