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Michigan State forward Xavier Tillman (23) goes up for a shot against Ohio State forward Kaleb Wesson (34) in the first half of their Big Ten basketball game at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, on Sunday, March 8, 2020. He scored at least 20 points in all but one of them, and put up 44 at Michigan and 38 at Indiana.

Having a few more days of rest before the NCAA Tournament wouldn’t be a bad thing. Updated Mar 09, 2020; Posted Mar 09, 2020 .

I hope he gets honored for having a great year. Izzo has been promoting Tillman’s candidacy for the award for several weeks, and he finished the season by limiting Kaleb Wesson to 1-for-8 shooting, he seems to have as strong a chance as anybody.We seem to have this debate every year: if Michigan State has already won the Big Ten regular season, is it worth playing three games in three days to win the Big Ten tournament right before the start of the NCAA Tournament?Players are obviously always playing to win when they’re on the floor, but coaches can manage minutes to perhaps value rest over performance. Watch more here. … Rutgers Basketball; Big Ten Postseason Awards: Geo Baker becomes Rutgers’ 1st ever All-Big Ten team selection | Where did he land? EAST LANSING – Michigan State has already raised one banner to the Breslin Center rafters when it hoisted a 2020 Big Ten championship flag … (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)EAST LANSING – Michigan State has already raised one banner to the Breslin Center rafters when it hoisted a 2020 Big Ten championship flag on Sunday afternoon.Now, it can earn another banner this week, and set itself up for a third.Michigan State will open the Big Ten tournament on Friday as it looks to defend its title in the event. My Big Ten basketball postseason awards and contrasts with my preseason picks (including two embarrassments) Updated Mar 09, 2020; Posted Mar 09, 2020 . Share; Tweet; Pin it +1; E-mail; Print ; Player of the Week Kaila Charles, Maryland G – Sr. – Glenn Dale, Md. That appeared to be what the Spartans did last year in their first Big Ten tournament game, when Cassius Winston and Xavier Tillman both played just 22 minutes – but Foster Loyer came off the bench to hit four 3’s and the Spartans won.The Spartans could once again play some of their key players smaller workloads and let what happens, happen on Friday if that’s what they choose.

At the end of that, it’ll learn its path to a potential repeat Final Four appearance.It’s a busy week, to be sure. An 11-point win in the first matchup bodes well for Michigan State, but the Spartans might not love having a rematch so quickly.While Winston and Tillman are obviously this show’s headliners, the emergence of Rocket Watts and Aaron Henry has been the biggest catalyst to Michigan State’s turnaround over the last three weeks.Watts heads into the postseason with four straight games of at least 13 points and after hitting four 3-pointers on Sunday. All rights reserved ( But if they make it to Saturday, rest assured they’ll be playing for a title.Michigan State has two potential opponents in its Big Ten quarterfinal game: Purdue and Ohio State.The first would give Michigan State a chance to avenge its most lopsided Big Ten loss of the year: a 29-point defeat in West Lafayette back in January. Garza is the biggest reason the Hawkeyes are ranked 25th in the nation … That loss was perhaps the strangest of the Spartans’ season, and Michigan State would likely want to make amends for it.The other option would give Michigan State a rematch with Ohio State just five days after the two teams met on Sunday. Garza, a 6-foot-11 junior center from Washington, D.C., averaged 26.2 points and 9.7 rebounds in 20 games against Big Ten opponents.