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Lansing state journal mi12/1/2023 ![]() Officials alleged that the defendants met covertly in the basement of the Michigan Republican Party headquarters on Dec. > Related: Charges filed year after phony signatures roiled Michigan race for governor “My department has prosecuted numerous cases of election law violations throughout my tenure, and it would be malfeasance of the greatest magnitude if my department failed to act here in the face of overwhelming evidence of an organized effort to circumvent the lawfully cast ballots of millions of Michigan voters in a presidential election.” “The false electors’ actions undermined the public’s faith in the integrity of our elections and, we believe, also plainly violated the laws by which we administer our elections in Michigan,” said Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Their games should raise the Spartans' ceiling.Two counts of Election Law Forgery, a 5-year felony. MORE: Couch: Xavier Booker, Jeremy Fears Jr. If this team is going anywhere in March, it’ll handle its business in Lincoln. We’re about to find out a lot about the resolve of this MSU team, which had been playing some of its best basketball before the disastrous final minute at Iowa on Saturday. This should be a place where basketball is fun. Prediction: Pinnacle Bank Arena is a fantastic place.Minnesota canceled after postponement due to shooting This isn't a bad matchup for the Spartans' big men and when MSU is OK in the paint, MSU is usually in good shape. Nebraska could also be without center Blaise Keita, who had a walking boot on his left foot during Saturday's Huskers' win over Minnesota. While the Huskers’ versatile big man Derrick Walker is a nice player, he’s not an interior presence. But this is still a favorable matchup for the Spartans. Nebraska is a better team now than then and Tominaga is in a more featured role. Hoggard finished with nine assists and one turnover and Nebraska’s Tominaga was a non-factor, with two points in 11 minutes. MSU got good center play from both Mady Sissoko and Jaxon Kohler that night, too. Inside the matchup: When the Spartans dominated the Huskers in early January in East Lansing, they did so with terrific perimeter defense, holding Nebraska to 2-for-16 from beyond the arc, while riding Tyson Walker’s hot hand early on.MORE: Couch: Jaxon Kohler and Mady Sissoko answered the bell against Indiana. Nebraska has no real shot at an NCAA tournament bid, but a Quad 1 win over Michigan State would go a long way toward a late-season push for postseason play in the NIT. The Japanese guard is averaging 21.5 points per game over the last six games, including 30 against Penn State and 20 or more in four other games, while hitting 21 of 47 3-point attempts. The emergence of guard Keisei Tominaga has made a big difference during this stretch. They’ve won four straight games and five of their last six - including games at Rutgers and against Wisconsin, Maryland and Penn State. Nebraska update: The Huskers are putting together a competitive Big Ten season for the first time in five years and for the first time under coach Fred Hoiberg.MORE: Couch: Inside MSU's historic collapse at Iowa – how and why it happened and what it means for the Spartans We’ll find out this week whether MSU has found another gear offensively or if the offensive outbursts the last two games were just circumstance - propelled against Indiana by the emotion of the first home game after a campus shooting and then a hot day against Iowa’s abysmal defense. After not scoring 75 points once in their first 15 Big Ten games, the Spartans have scored 186 points combined in their last two, including 101 in regulation against the Hawkeyes. Until the last couple of minutes, MSU had played one of its better games of the season, offensively at least. MSU update: The Spartans will try to shake off Saturday’s last-minute collapse at Iowa, a game they led by double-digits in the final minute, before blowing a golden opportunity for the sort of road win that might have been worth a double-bye in the Big Ten tournament and a full seed line in the NCAA tournament.Series: MSU leads 22-9 all-time, including 15-3 since the Huskers joined the Big Ten.Nebraska - Fred Hoiberg is 154-137 in his ninth season as a collegiate head coach, including 39-81 in his fourth season with the Huskers. Coaches: MSU - Tom Izzo is 683-278 in his 28th season as a head coach, all with the Spartans.Kenpom projected score: MSU 68, Nebraska 65.Nebraska is 15-14 overall, 8-10 in the Big Ten and unranked in the polls. Records/Rankings: MSU is 17-11 overall, 9-8 in the Big Ten and unranked in the major polls.TV/Radio: Big Ten Network/Spartan Sports Network radio, including WJIM 1240-AM and WMMQ 94.9-FM Sirius/XM Ch. ![]()
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