If you were holding your breath through about 30 minutes of the game on Sunday afternoon, you weren’t alone. For a while, fans were wondering if Cassius Winston, Kyle Ahrens and Conner George would get their proper send-off with a win, but the Spartans got hot and built a 17-point lead and the doubt was gone.
The Spartans won 80-69 after mounting a 77-60 lead and Tom Izzo got to sub his seniors out, letting them follow the tradition of kissing the Spartan logo at midcourt.
Michigan State won a share of the Big Ten title with the victory, their third straight, and improved to 22-9 on the season with a shot at a No.