Jason Richardson received a text from Tom Izzo on Saturday morning. The Michigan State coach welcomed his former All-American back to campus to be honored as part of 2000 team that won a national championship.

Freshman Jase Richardson dropped 29 points on Oregon in first Spartans start in front of wild crowd, dad and Michigan State basketball royalty.

Howard Twilley died at age 81, according to his alma mater, the University of Tulsa. No cause of death was given. Twilley was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy during his time at Tulsa before he was picked by the Dolphins in the 12th round of the 1966 AFL draft.…

While Michigan State’s 2000 squad that won a national title was being honored on the court, the Spartans were in the Breslin Center locker room attempting to regroup. Down 14 points at halftime against Oregon and with two key players out of the lineup due to illness,

Having already committed three first-half turnovers, the Sixers’ Paul George took a couple of slow dribbles toward the baseline, spun out of a trap and zipped a pass crosscourt … 10 feet over his intended recipient’s head and into the seats.

Michigan State's "strength in numbers" will be tested vs. Oregon with Jeremy Fears Jr. and Xavier Booker listed as questionable with an illness.