The No. 3 MSU basketball team (7-0) used a 20-7 run in the last five minutes Sunday night to defeat the Providence Friars (6-1), 77-64 to take Wooden Legacy crown in Anaheim, Calif.
Arguably two of the nation’s top basketball players squared off in this matchup, as MSU’s Denzel Valentine, who averaged 20.2 points, 9.2 assists and 9.3 rebounds heading into the showdown, did battle with Providence’s Kris Dunn, who averaged 18.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 6.7 assists, and 4.3 steals before Sunday.
Valentine got into early foul trouble, picking up two personal fouls just over five minutes in.