EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Cassius Winston scored 27 points and No. 16 Michigan State beat No. 19 Ohio State 80-69 on Sunday to win a third straight Big Ten championship. The Spartans (22-9, 14-6 Big Ten) shared the conference title with No. 9 Maryland and No. 24 Wisconsin and they will be the second-seeded team at the Big Ten Tournament behind the Badgers. The Buckeyes (21-10, 11-9) had won four straight and six of their previous seven games. Ohio State’s leading scorer, Kaleb Wesson, was held to eight points on 1-of-8 shooting after entering the day averaging 14-plus points per game. RELATED: NBC SPORTS’ LATEST BRACKETOLOGY Michigan State was in control of much of the evening and pulled away with a 16-4 run late in the game. The Spartans were ahead 38-32 at halftime. Rocket Watts scored 19 points, Xavier Tillman had 15 points, nine rebounds, three assists, two blocks…
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