Cassius Winston, Aaron Henry and Xavier Tillman felt Michigan State basketball's third straight Big Ten title was "sweeter" because it was unexpected. Detroit Free Press
EAST LANSING — What’s ahead for Michigan State basketball is as familiar as the path it took to the Big Ten tournament a year ago. And beyond.
A year ago, the Spartans appeared out of the regular-season race late before splitting the title with Purdue. This year, they overcame even bigger odds in the final two weeks of the championship chase to earn a piece of Tom Izzo’s 10th crown with Wisconsin and Maryland.