Michigan State Spartans

Dream big. Work Hard. Stay humble.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) features basketball players who play all over the world, including a multitude of former Big Ten*** studs.

Denzel Valentine of Michigan State is Big Ten player of the year in voting by the coaches and a unanimous pick to their all-conference first team.

Odds For The 2015 Final Four

Bobby Burton of 24/7 Sports joined Jeff Thurn on Tuesday's edition of Overtime.

Trae Waynes intercepted Tommy Armstrong's pass with 30 seconds remaining, and No. 10 Michigan State held off a furious Nebraska rally, beating the No. 19 Cornhuskers 27-22 on Saturday night.

Keith Appling scored in double figures for the first time in more than five weeks and Michigan State looked healthier than it had in months. That was all it took for the 22nd-ranked Spartans to dominate the second half and earn an 86-76 victory over No. 24 Iowa on Thursday night.

Michigan State had every reason to fold. The seventh-ranked Spartans were coming off a draining loss to rival Michigan and again were down two starters to surging Iowa -- which was hosting its biggest game in years.

Keith Appling scored 24 points to help No. 5 Michigan State beat Minnesota 87-75 in overtime Saturday after overcoming a double-digit deficit in the second half and blowing a lead late in regulation.

Jeremy Langford ran for 134 yards and a touchdown, and No. 11 Michigan State wrapped up an unbeaten regular season in Big Ten play with a 14-3 victory over Minnesota on Saturday.