East Lansing — It’s been a while since fans have packed the Breslin Center to watch Michigan State basketball.
March 8, 2020 was the last time. That afternoon, a delirious crowd watched Cassius Winston score 27 points in his final game as a Spartan to lock up a share of Michigan State’s third straight Big Ten championship.
It looked like Tom Izzo’s team was hitting its stride, ready to make another Final Four run. But just a handful of days later, everything came to an abrupt halt as the season was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.