Sparty took a historic loss Friday afternoon.
No. 15 Middle Tennessee State defeated second-seeded Michigan State 90-81 in the first round of the NCAA tournament in a game the Blue Raiders never trailed. The game will go down as one of the biggest upsets March history, bursting brackets from East Lansing to Murfreesboro.
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No one experienced the agony of the defeat more than Spartans coach Tom Izzo and his players, led by senior star Denzel Valentine, but notable Michigan State alums couldn't protect their mentions from the onslaught of Twitter shade they received in the aftermath of the loss.