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Monday, November 21, 2011  Rodriguez was fired by Michigan in January, after going 15-22 in three seasons.  He has been working as a television studio analyst since then.

Monday, March 28, 2011  Sherman says he believes it is time for a fresh start. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo says he met with every player after the season and Sherman later chose to leave after talking with his family.

Sunday, March 13, 2011  The Spartans had to sweat it out Sunday, hearing most of the 68-field team announced before finding out they had been matched against seventh-seeded UCLA in the Southeast region.

Saturday, March 12, 2011  Tim Frazier had 22 points, eight rebounds and six assists for sixth-seeded Penn State, which will play No. 1-ranked and top-seeded Ohio State on Sunday for an automatic NCAA tournament berth.

Friday, March 11, 2011  JaJuan Johnson, the Big Ten player of the year, had 21 points and nine rebounds for Purdue. E'Twaun Moore added 17 points for the Boilermakers, who have lost two straight and fallen from consideration for a No. 1 seed.

Saturday, March 05, 2011  Tim Hardaway Jr. scored all 20 of his points in the second half, and Michigan completed a surprising sweep of Michigan State with a 70-63 victory Saturday.

Monday, February 28, 2011  Hardaway was pivotal in helping the Wolverines keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive as he averaged 19.0 points. 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 assist and 1.0 steals per game while shooting 54.2 percent from the field (13-for-24) and 60.0 percent from three-point range (9-for-15).

Sunday, February 27, 2011  JaJuan Johnson had 20 points, 17 rebounds and seven blocks to help No. 8 Purdue beat Michigan State 67-47 on Sunday.

Sunday, February 27, 2011  Tim Hardaway Jr. hit five 3-pointers in the game's first 12 minutes and finished with 22 points to help young Michigan win another Big Ten road game, 70-63 over sputtering Minnesota on Saturday.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011  Josh Gasser banked in a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer to give No. 12 Wisconsin a 53-52 win over Michigan on Wednesday night.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011  Durrell Summers had his sixth straight single-digit scoring game, shooting 3 for 11, but Michigan State used seven free throws in the final 82 seconds to retake the lead and seal a critical victory.

Saturday, February 19, 2011  Kalin Lucas scored 25 points, lifting Michigan State to a 61-57 win over Illinois on Saturday night.

Saturday, February 19, 2011  Freshman Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a career-high 30 points to lead Michigan to a 75-72 overtime victory over Iowa on Saturday.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011  Bill Cole hit a free throw with 14 seconds to play to give Illinois the two-point edge. The Wolverines then missed a pair of shots at the other end, the last a desperation one-handed heave by Stu Douglass that hit the rim at the buzzer.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011  The Buckeyes finished the game on an 18-10 run to pull away.