Michigan State put a hellacious beatdown on UCLA on Feb. 17 when the Bruins came into Breslin Center, going up by 20 points in the first half and winning by 23. The rematch Friday night in the Big Ten Tournament was nothing like that. Not even close, as 3-seed MSU was barely able to get a lead on the 6-seed Bruins at United Center. The Spartans fell behind by a dozen in the first half, and even after UCLA lost leading scorer and third-team All-Big Ten honoree Tyler Bilodeau, they spent the rest of the night chasing the Bruins, often from double-figure deficits.

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Michigan State enters the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 3 seed and will face No. 6 seed UCLA or No. 14 seed Rutgers on Friday, March 13 (9 p.m., BTN) at the United Cener in Chicago. The Spartans have won six Big Ten Tournament titles overall. This is the sixth time MSU has been the No. 3 seed, reaching the finals twice and winning in 2014. Friday’s game will air live on BTN with Kevin Kugler, Robbie Hummel and Andy Katz calling all of the action.

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Michigan State will be the final team to make its Big Ten Tournament debut this week in Chicago. After watching the bracket fill out through three nights of games, the 3-seed Spartans’ first opponent is set: MSU will begin postseason play Friday night against 6-seed UCLA.

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Last season, strength in numbers was the mantra repeated by head coach Tom Izzo; now, it’s strength in fewer numbers with a heavy reliance on starters. During the 2024-25 season, of MSU’s 77.7 points per game, 49 came from starters — 63%. This season, starters account for 56.4 of the Spartans’ 78.8 points per game — 72%. The 14% increase in starter scoring is no small difference, especially heading into the most strenuous month of the season.

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The blaring alarm startled Malik Hall out of his sleep in the early morning of February 28. Months earlier, when he first arrived to play for Ironi Kiryat Ata B.C., a team in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the former Michigan State basketball player was told to download an app on his phone: the Home Front Command app. It’s designed to alert users if a missile is detected in Israeli airspace.

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This wasn’t supposed to be how Kaleb Glenn’s first year in the Michigan State program was supposed to go, but here we are. Glenn has been ruled out for the season since June 2025 with a knee injury. All he’s been able to do during Michigan State’s games and warmups is just watch. His progress in his recovery has been substantial, though.

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Young guys Cam Ward and Jesse McCulloch are two guys who are going to have to be ready for those moments in the Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments. Both of them are freshmen (with McCulloch being of the redshirt variety), but those don’t really exist this time of year with so many games under their belts now. They’ve also both had some interesting seasons, and Michigan State is going to need each of them to grow up a bit in postseason play.

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Jeremy Fears Jr.’s legs are overshadowing the rest of his tremendous body of work this season.All his scoring and assists, his court vision and basketball savvy, are what turned the Michigan State basketball point guard into a first-team All-Big Ten selection and a potential first-team All-American. Yet all anyone wants to talk about is his penchant for kicking opponents.

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Michigan State men’s basketball redshirt sophomore guard Jeremy Fears Jr. was named a Third Team All-American by The Sporting News, announced on Wednesday morning. The recognition from the Sporting News plays a factor for the official consensus NCAA team.

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As Senior Night approaches, the 2026 class reflects on their time at Michigan State. From practices and preparation to the people who helped them along the way, the seniors prepare for one more game on the Breslin Center floor.

Jeremy Fears Jr. was named All-Big Ten Conference First Team, and Jaxon Kohler earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention honors by the league’s coaches, announced today by the conference office. Fears earned All-Big Ten Conference First Team honors from both the league’s coaches and the media, while Kohler was tabbed an honorable mention selection by both groups. Carson Cooper was the team’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree. Fears is the first Michigan State player to be selected All-Big Ten Conference First Team since Cassius Winston in 2020.

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Michigan State redshirt sophomore men’s basketball player Jeremy Fears Jr. was named one of five finalists for the 2026 Bob Cousy Award, announced on Monday by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Fears and the Spartans, ranked No. 8 in the Associated Press Top 25 and ESPN Coaches polls, closed out the regular season with a 25-6 overall record and a 15-5 mark in the Big Ten Conference.

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Michigan State basketball is officially the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. With the Spartans’ loss to rival Michigan combined with a thrilling overtime victory by Nebraska on Sunday, Michigan State has officially landed as the No. 3 seed in next week’s Big Ten Tournament. The Spartans will receive a triple-bye and play next on Friday.

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