The MSU basketball team dropped their opener in the Maui Invitational, losing to Virginia Tech 71-66. It was a pretty ugly game all around from the Spartans, who still had a chance to pull it out late. In the end it was the Hokies making some clutch shots to ice the game.
The loss was the second on the season for the Spartans, both coming in games classified as Tier A matchups by KenPom, and both on neutral courts. This has some people searching for the panic button in regards to the pre-season number one team in the nation.