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Best moments from Michigan State's Final Four season: 'A helluva a year'

Michigan State players dissect their season-ending 61-51 loss to Texas Tech on Saturday at the Final Four and begin looking ahead to next season. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press

MINNEAPOLIS — It started with a silhouetted Cassius Winston walking through the tunnel, walking toward a legacy-making weekend in Washington.

Michigan State made the first impression during the “One Shining Moment” tradition, even though the Spartans much rather would have been the final vision in the annual NCAA tournament-recapping video.

That went to national champion Virginia. It is a placement Winston and his teammates, coming off Tom Izzo’s eighth Final Four appearance, want a year from now.