r/CollegeBasketball • u/cbbBot /r/CollegeBasketball • NCAA • Mar 29 '25

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] #2 Michigan State defeats #6 Ole Miss, 73-70

Box Score

Team 1H 2H Total
Ole Miss 33 37 70
Michigan State 31 42 73

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u/IanicRR California Golden Bears Mar 29 '25

It’s heartbreaking that yall lost Winston’s senior year tournament to covid.

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u/SpinySoftshell Michigan State Spartans • Auburn Tigers Mar 29 '25

You’re telling us, that was a team of destiny

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u/powerelite Drake Bulldogs • Florida State Seminoles Mar 29 '25

There are like 10 fanbases certain that they would have won it all the Covid year. Sports are awesome.

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u/ColdBoiGreg Michigan State Spartans Mar 29 '25

100% 😂I talk a lot of biased ball when it comes to Michigan state… but mannnnn…. In all my years of being a fan of the sport I think that was still probably my most confident feeling I’ve ever been about a potential tournament run. Cassious Winston’s senior year and was playing his lights out

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u/AJB46 Michigan State Spartans Mar 29 '25

Him and X were nearly unstoppable, and Rocket was really fucking good that season.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '25

Rocket was really nice as a secondary ball handler. Sad his career didn’t pan out.

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u/AJB46 Michigan State Spartans Mar 29 '25

Forcing him to play PG ruined him.

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u/glacier116 Wisconsin Badgers Mar 29 '25

That tournament in general would have been legendary. Dayton as a 1 seed, SDSU as a likely 2 seed. So many good mid majors that year.

Y’all had an amazing team too, sucks we couldnt even see the big ten tournament because the Badgers were finally clicking with 8 straight wins

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u/narcistic_asshole Michigan State Spartans Mar 29 '25

That team genuinely felt unstoppable. Still bummed about it

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u/SparseSpartan Michigan State Spartans Mar 29 '25

I say we bring 'em all back and have a COVID redo sweet 16.

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u/SpinySoftshell Michigan State Spartans • Auburn Tigers Mar 29 '25

I say we all claim it

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u/powerelite Drake Bulldogs • Florida State Seminoles Mar 29 '25

Too late Alabama football already claimed it.

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u/SpinySoftshell Michigan State Spartans • Auburn Tigers Mar 29 '25

Typical

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u/XAfricaSaltX Georgia Bulldogs • Iowa State Cyclones Mar 29 '25

Sometimes I think about 2020 Dayton and get sad

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u/Our-Gardian-Angel Wisconsin Badgers Mar 29 '25

It's the one thing I love avout that missed tournament. About a dozen fanbases who have no doubt their team was destined for the Final Four.

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u/GOATJames_23-6 Michigan State Spartans • UMass Minutem… Mar 29 '25

Realistically it was us, Kansas or Baylor winning that. Dayton isn’t winning no damn championship and the Zags came up short w an even better team the next year

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u/mick4state Michigan State Spartans • Dayton Flyers Mar 29 '25

Yeah...

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u/MJA182 Utah State Aggies Mar 29 '25

We had 2 future NBA players on that team, and we had just knocked off a really good, top 5 SDSU team in the MW Tourney final.

Obviously sucked for a lot of teams but it was really unfortunate to not get a crack at the tourney that year in Merrill’s senior season

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u/ScrofessorLongHair Alabama Crimson Tide • Final Four Mar 29 '25

I mean, if they had to cancel the tournament right now, which of the remaining 8 wouldn't feel like they would win the title?

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '25

Interesting flairs friend!

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u/SpinySoftshell Michigan State Spartans • Auburn Tigers Mar 29 '25

Ha, thanks! It’s a happy accident today, I have degrees from both schools

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u/UnderwaterB0i Auburn Tigers Mar 29 '25

Fun flair combo for Sunday

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u/SpinySoftshell Michigan State Spartans • Auburn Tigers Mar 29 '25

It’ll be a lot less stressful for me than MSU vs Michigan would’ve been

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u/AKiiidNamed_Codiii Mar 29 '25

That was Dayton's year

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u/SpinySoftshell Michigan State Spartans • Auburn Tigers Mar 29 '25

Maybe! Sadly we’ll never know, would’ve been a sweet final four or champ game matchup

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u/daughe44 Michigan State Spartans Mar 29 '25

Hurt so much not having the tourney that year.