There aren’t many teams in college basketball as hot as Michigan State right now. The Spartans have won seven straight games to start the season, and they’ve also picked up three ranked wins: Arkansas, Kentucky, and North Carolina.
Thursday’s matchup with North Carolina was all Spartans late, as they turned a three-point lead in the final 10 minutes into a 16-point victory. Jeremy Fears Jr. and the Spartans couldn’t be stopped in the final minutes, and they were able to hold North Carolina to just 58 points. This was one of the best defensive efforts of the year, but the No.