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Junior guard Tyson Walker (2) attempts to shoot the ball during Michigan State's win over the Davidson Wildcats on March 18, 2022.
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Junior guard Tyson Walker (2) attempts to shoot the ball during Michigan State's win over the Davidson Wildcats on March 18, 2022.
Michigan State and Davidson stood eye-to-eye for much of its 40-minute battle in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before the Spartans pulled away in the final moments to win 74-73 to knock out Davidson from the Big Dance.
Freshman guard Jaden Akins (3) attempts to score against the Davidson Wildcats on March 18, 2022.
As the First Four battles begin to kick off the 2022 NCAA tournament, Michigan State basketball is heading down to Greenville, South Carolina for its first-round matchup with Davidson (27-6) Friday night.
On Selection Sunday, Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo got off the bus back from Indianapolis, held a quick meeting with his team, drove home, sat in the sauna for a little and found himself turning on his TV to watch the Atlantic 10 Tournament championship.
24 years.
Foster Loyer. Remember the name?
After a grueling 33-game season, Michigan State has received its formal invitation to the Big Dance for the 24th straight year.
In a game that was an uphill climb nearly every step of the way for Michigan State, they found their summit with 5:43 left in the hands of sophomore guard A.J. Hoggard. He hesitated for a second, blew past the perimeter, spun to his right and met senior guard Eric Hunter Jr. under the basket to put up a shot on an ankle he forgot was injured.
If Michigan State found themselves down to seven points to Purdue at halftime in the final two weeks of the regular season, you could’ve penned the Spartans in for a disappearance down the stretch and an embarrassing double-digit loss.
Michigan State was knocked out of the Big Ten Tournament with a 75-70 semifinal loss to Purdue.
Senior center Marcus Bingham Jr. had one made shot, got to the line a couple of times and pulled down a handful of boards in the first half. He didn’t seem like somebody who had just got a supposed shot in the arm six days ago with a stellar Senior Night performance that served as a sort of vindication for his journey at Michigan State. Nor was he playing like it as Wisconsin cleaned on the offensive glass.
With the game in the balance and trailing Michigan State 67-63 with 15 seconds left, Wisconsin turned to Big Ten Player of the Year Johnny Davis for a necessary bucket to keep the Badgers’ Big Ten title dreams alive.
After remaining in a dead-even game for the first 30 minutes, Michigan State pulled away from Wisconsin in the final moments to secure the 69-63 upset win in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal.
On a Thursday night in Indianapolis, it was a tale of two huddles.
Freshman guard Max Christie was not himself on Sunday in the final regular-season game against Maryland.
Michigan State opened postseason play with a narrow 76-72 win over Maryland in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.
After getting a win on Senior Night, Michigan State is set for their first taste of the postseason with a second round matchup in the Big Ten Tournament against Maryland.
College basketball has figured out what college football has not: Mid-major schools competing for a title is actually super fun!
Freshman guard Max Christie has been named to the All-Big Ten freshman team.