The Michigan State Spartans men’s basketball team represents Michigan State University (MSU) and competes in the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I. The team currently plays at the Breslin Student Events Center.
The Big Ten Tourney 2010 shocked live video broadcast fans when Evan Turner’s last second buzzer beater shot went in for the Ohio State Buckeyes to put them in the win column against rival Michigan. The Big Ten Tourney win by Ohio State placed them into the semifinals tomorrow against number five seeded Illinois.
With just fractions of a second left in the game, Evan Turner popped in a shot from almost 40 feet away from the basket to put his Ohio State Buckeyes one step closer to the championship game on Sunday. The Big Ten is celebrating its 99th season of Big Ten basketball in 2003-04. National dominance, television exposure and attendance titles are the trademarks of Big Ten basketball.Indiana was the most recent Final Four participant from the Big Ten, advancing to the national championship game in 2002.
Since James Naismith invented the game in Springfield, MA, with his 13 rules and the use of two peach baskets, the Big Ten has been at the forefront of college basketballs development. Even prior to basketball becoming a Big Ten-sponsored sport, Conference teams were to be leaders in the collegiate basketball movement. It was University of Chicago athletics director Amos Alonzo Stagg, who earned more renown as the Maroons football coach, who introduced basketball to the Big Ten.
A fellow instructor and friend of Dr. Naismith at Springfield College, Stagg initiated basketball as a varsity sport at Chicago in 1894.
Michigan now has a 15-17 record with a 7-11 Big Ten conference record. Opponent Ohio state has fared better with a 25-7 overall and 14-4 Big Ten record. Michigan now has a 15-17 record with a 7-11 Big Ten conference record. Opponent Ohio state has fared better with a 25-7 overall and 14-4 Big Ten record.
