INDIANAPOLIS — Denzel Valentine was already upset about finishing second in the Big Ten.
Now he and his teammates have something to prove in the NCAA Tournament — that the selection committee made a mistake by giving the Spartans a No. 2 seed.
After taking out his frustration in Indianapolis by flirting with triple-doubles on three consecutive days and leading second-ranked Michigan State to another conference tournament title, the Big Ten player of the year is already gearing up for his next assignment.
“We got a tournament championship,” Valentine said after claiming the league’s automatic bid Sunday with a 66-62 victory over No.