September 20, 2024

No. 16 Michigan State tops No. 19 Ohio State 80-69, shares Big Ten title

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Cassius Winston kissed Michigan State’s logo in the middle of its basketball court, following the school’s quarter-century long tradition toward the end of his last game at the Breslin Center. The senior scored 27 points to help the 16th-ranked Spartans beat No. 19 Ohio State 80-69 on Sunday to win a third straight Big Ten championship. “It means the world to have my whole family come and see me in my last home game and to go out like that,” he said. “It’s an amazing feeling.” Winston was able to celebrate the end of the regular season, nearly four months after the death of his brother. “I could not have done what he did,” coach Tom Izzo said. Michigan State (22-9, 14-6 Big Ten) shared the conference title with No. 9 Maryland and No. 24 Wisconsin. The Spartans will be the second-seeded team at the Big…

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