The Michigan State men's basketball team was ranked 4th in the Associated Press preseason poll. There was lots of optimism with a slew of returning players (Malik Hall, Tyson Walker, and A.J. Hoggard) and highly touted freshmen Xavier Booker and Coen Carr.
First things first, Michigan and Michigan State have not yet qualified for the NCAA basketball tournament, but most "experts" believe they will both make it in.
Who do you think will have a deeper run in the NCAA basketball tournament, Michigan or MSU?
For the third time in five years, and the fifth time overall, the Michigan State Spartans won the Big Ten tournament, defeating Purdue 66-62 in Sunday's championship game in Indianapolis.
Travis Trice had 17 points and Denzel Valentine had 15 points and seven rebounds to lead Michigan State past Oklahoma 62-58 on Sunday afternoon in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in Syracuse, N.Y.
Branden Dawson added nine points and 11 rebounds and Bryn Forbes had 14 points for the seventh-seeded Spartans (27-11), who advanced to the Final Four with the triumph at Syracuse Univers
Travis Trice had 24 points, Denzel Valentine had 18 points and Branden Dawson added six points and 11 rebounds to lead Michigan State past Oklahoma 62-58 on Friday night in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in Syracuse, N.Y.
The eight-seeded Spartans (26-11) advanced to the Elite Eight in the East Region with the triumph at Syracuse University's Carrier Dome.
Third-seeded Oklahoma (2
Travis Trice had 23 points, including three three-pointers, and Branden Dawson added 15 points and nine rebounds to lead Michigan State past Virginia 60-54 on Sunday afternoon in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in Charlotte.
The seventh-seeded Spartans (25-11) advanced to the East Region's Sweet 16 with the triumph.
Second-seeded Virginia (30-4), which also lost to MSU in the tourn
Denzel Valentine had 16 points and Travis Trice 15 to lead Michigan State past Georgia 70-63 on Friday in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in Charlotte.
The seventh-seeded Spartans (24-11) advanced in the East Region to the round of 32 on Sunday against second-seeded Virginia, which defeated Belmont 79-67. Charles Mann's 19 points led Georgia (21-12).
After the University of Arizona lost to Wisconsin in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament on Saturday night, Arizona students took to the streets in Tucson, Ariz.
Riot police had to be called in to control the situation. A video posted to YouTube showed what appeared to be one of the riot cops using excessive force when dealing with a young woman.
Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal have developed a nice rivalry over the years, and it came to a head once again over the weekend during CBS Sports' March Madness coverage.