On Sunday afternoon, MSU senior center Jason Andreas and his fellow captains, junior guard Chris Hill and junior swingman Alan Anderson, lifted the Coca-Cola Spartan Classic trophy.
Minutes after the game, the Duke lineup appeared on the dry-erase board in the Spartans' locker room.
"We're going to enjoy this championship for a couple hours," Andreas said after MSU's 89-81 win over DePaul. "We're going to go out and eat with our families, then we're going to get refocused on Duke."
When MSU (3-1 overall) takes the floor tonight to host the Blue Devils (3-1), the Spartans won't be expecting to play with the Blue Devils. They'll be looking to beat the historic heavyweights.
"You get the chance of a lifetime -