Latest 2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season Stories

Michigan State's bench scored 25 first half points Friday on the way to a 64-56 Big Ten tournament quarterfinal win over Minnesota at Indianapolis. The 16th-ranked Spartans (26-5), the tournament's top seed after winning the regular season crown, held a 33-30 lead at the break. Michigan State used an 8-0 run to forge a 51-41 advantage after Kalin Lucas sank two free throws with 7:05 remaining. Overall, reserves Chris Allen and Marquise Gray scored 17 and 11 points, respectively. Lucas, the...

Kalin Lucas scored a game-high 21 points Sunday, leading eighth-ranked Michigan State to a 62-51 Big Ten Conference win over 20th-ranked Purdue. MSU won after facing a 31-29 halftime deficit, but Lucas's jumper put Michigan State up by 47-35 with 6:10 left. Later, after Purdue's Nemanja Calasan sank a 3-pointer, an 11-3 run gave MSU a 60-46 advantage with just 1:04 left, and the Spartans were home free. Goran Suton scored 11 with 10 rebounds. Raymar Morgan scored seven with seven rebounds,...

Kalin Lucas and Raymar Morgan combined for 29 points Tuesday, helping eighth-ranked Michigan State beat Indiana 64-59. Lucas tallied 15 points and Morgan 14 to give Michigan State its first Big Ten championship since 2001. Durrell Summers had 10 points for Michigan State (24-5, 14-3 Big Ten), which has won four straight since losing to Purdue on Feb. 17. The Spartans will host the Boilermakers in the regular-season finale for both teams Sunday. Verdell Jones led Indiana (6-23, 1-16) with...

DeShawn Sims and Manny Harris combined for 56 points Thursday and Michigan shot 63 percent from the floor in defeating No. 16 Purdue 87-78. Sims had 29 points while making 13-of-16 field goal attempts. Harris had eight rebounds and four assists to go with his 27 points. Michigan (18-11, 8-8 Big Ten) won for the third time in four games. The Wolverines hope to earn an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament, since they own wins this season over Duke and UCLA and have a 3-4 record against ranked...

No. 5 Michigan State, spurred by a solid 17-point second half scoring advantage, came back for a 61-50 Big Ten Conference victory over Wisconsin Sunday. MSU went to the locker room at halftime facing a 31-25 deficit, but limited the visitors to a 27.8 shooting percentage in the second half. The Spartans went ahead 49-47 on Kalin Lucas' jumper with 3:18 remaining and hung on for the win. They outscored Wisconsin, 36-19, in the second half, with Goran Suton scoring 14 of his 16 points. Lucas...

JaJuan Johnson scored 17 points and E'Twaun Moored 13 Tuesday to key 21st-ranked Purdue's 72-54 victory over fifth-ranked Michigan State. Robbie Hummel, playing all season with an injured back, had 11 points for the Purdue Boilermakers (20-6, 9-4 Big Ten), who have won three straight. Raymar Morgan, one of Michigan State's stars, played sick and scored just three points on 1-of-5 shooting. Kalin Lucas scored 14 points, but committed six turnovers. Durrell Summers added 11 points for the...

JuJuan Johnson's 14 points and 13 rebounds Wednesday fueled No. 23 Purdue's 61-47 win over Big Ten foe Penn State. Purdue, which was beaten by Penn State 67-64 on Jan. 6, ended its two-game losing streak after an 18-2 run opening the second half led to a 46-29 advantage. Johnson's jumper with 12:49 remaining capped the run. Also, Bobby Riddell scored eight points of his career-high 13 points during the surge. Purdue's lead was just 28-26 at the break, but after its surge, the closest PSU...

Draymond Green had 15 points and 12 rebounds Saturday, keying 14th-ranked Michigan State's 75-47 romp over Indiana. Chris Allen scored 16 points for the Spartans (19-4, 9-2 Big Ten), who have won four of their last five games. Goran Suton added 12 points and Kalin Lucas 10. Verdell Jones led Indiana (6-16, 1-9) with 13 points. Matt Roth had 10 points for the Hoosiers, who have lost 12 of their last 13 games. Indiana trailed only 33-30 early in the second half but the Spartans then went on...

E'Twaun Moore scored 17 points Saturday, sparking the 17th-ranked Purdue Boilermakers to a 67-49 win over the Michigan Wolverines. Robbie Hummel added 13 points and JaJuan Johnson 11 points for the Boilermakers (17-4, 6-2 Big Ten), who have won six in a row since opening their Big Ten schedule with two losses. DeShawn Sims and Jevohn Shepherd each scored 10 points for Michigan (14-8, 4-6), which has lost five of its last six games. The Wolverines played most of the second half without...

Chris Kramer and Robbie Hummel hit late three-pointers Tuesday to bring the 17th-ranked Purdue Boilermakers a 64-63 win over Wisconsin. Hummel hasn't been able to practice since December because of a back injury. E'Twaun Moore led Purdue (16-4, 5-2 Big Ten) with 17 points and six assists. The Boilermakers have won five straight. Keaton Nankivil led Wisconsin (1-8, 3-5) with 21 points and Trevon Hughes scored 15, but neither took a shot on three late possessions. Badgers freshman Jordan...