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Spartan Brew 1/11: Fighting The Illini
MSU men's hoops is on the road taking on a top-10 Illinois team tonight.
Spartan Brew Crew
January 11, 2024
Good morning! This should up your rooting interest for Michigan State basketball 3-pointers even more this season!
What else are we serving up in today's Brew?
🏀 Road test
🏈 Adding responsibilities
💚 And much, much more
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Fighting The Illini. Michigan State men’s basketball has a chance to earn a marquee win in Illinois tonight as it takes on the No. 10 Fighting Illini.
Both teams are looking for a bounce-back performance after dropping their most recent games — the Spartans on the road at Northwestern and the Illini on the road at No. 1 Purdue.
🔼 Update The Resume. Michigan State football assistant Keith Bhonapha is a man of many talents!
Spartan head coach Jonathan Smith announced Wednesday that Bhonapha, who is the assistant head coach/running backs coach, will also serve as the program’s co-special teams coordinator and call plays for the unit.
🔼 Dynamic Duo. How about these two leaders for Michigan State women’s basketball — one more round of applause for Moira Joiner and Julia Ayrault, both scoring at least 20 points to pick up the Spartans’ first win against Maryland since 2019!
💚 THIS IS SPARTA MSU SHOW
🔼 This Is Sparta MSU Show. We can’t stop talking about Tuesday night’s show with Coach Mark Dantonio, one of the newest soon-to-be members of the College Football Hall of Fame!
If you missed it live, make sure to go listen to Coach Dantonio’s story about how “You will be the ones” came to be.
🤔 SPARTAN TRIVIA
B1G Battles. Michigan State and Illinois men’s basketball have been two of the top programs in the Big Ten for a long time.
The programs have played a total of 38 times — what is the Spartans’ all-time record against the Fighting Illini?
Think you got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!
💚 ONE BIG THING
🔼 Confidence Is Preparation. Why does Michigan State women’s basketball’s Abbey Kimball feel confident every time she steps on the court?
She puts in the necessary work behind the scenes.
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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Thursday 1/11
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: 20-18!
💚 Have a great Thursday, everyone!