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  • (laughter)

  • - Oh God.

  • How you doing?

  • - Big Ten tourney.

  • - See you in Chicago.

  • - Okay, be safe.

  • (soft piano music)

  • - Player of the year, Casiuss Winston.

  • Cassius, bro, say what's up.

  • - What's good with you, bro?

  • - What up though?

  • What are you doing?

  • - [Camera Man] I'm just trying to say what's up

  • to my little brother.

  • - What's happenin'?

  • (camera man laughing)

  • Who gave this man a camera?

  • - We're vlogging, bro.

  • - See Spartan Nation, we're having a great time

  • on the bus, about to do some big things

  • in Chicago this weekend, we're ready.

  • - [Camera man] You ready to play this weekend 'bro?

  • - Yeah.

  • - [Camera Man] What's your goals for this weekend?

  • - Just doin' the whole thing.

  • - [Camera Man] Really?

  • You about to get people worked?

  • - I'm gonna try, I'm gonna try.

  • - [Camera Man] You gonna put some in a blender?

  • - [Nick] I'm gonna try.

  • - [Camera Man] Coach, coach, let me get

  • a shout out to Spartan Nation.

  • - Yeah, hi Spartan Nation, how you doin' man?

  • (ethereal keyboard music)

  • - [Annonucer] For Tom Izzo, a lot of people would say,

  • and for Michigan State, it's business as usual,

  • this time of the year,

  • but that's really on the surface, isn't it?

  • - [Color Announcer] This is a special opportunity

  • for Tom Izzo and this Michigan State team,

  • no surprise to see them at the top

  • of the Big 10 standings in March.

  • But for Tom Izzo, 599 in terms of career wins,

  • going for his 600th, this would be special,

  • because of the way they've had

  • to reinvent themselves to get here.

  • - [Announcer] Goins takes a look,

  • he's gonna drive it, gonna get a shot in the air,

  • he did in time, and he hit it!

  • On the spin move.

  • Some of the give inside the lane,

  • did he travel, but he made anyway, for the two.

  • - [Color Announcer] Such a tough finish.

  • - [Announcer] Great ball movement.

  • Loyer is open for three!

  • - [Color Announcer] Tough offensive line-up

  • for Michigan State right now.

  • No real post presence.

  • - [Announcer] The freshman from Clarkston, Michigan

  • has been the story for Spartans in the first half.

  • - [Announcer] Foster Loyer, the man of the hour

  • for Michigan State, and with all their stars,

  • he has shone the brightest.

  • He'll fire it up again, hits another one!

  • This time a two-pointer.

  • Next to Ahrens, fires, got him,

  • and he made the three pointer as well!

  • Looking for a four point play, Cassius Winston!

  • And now the Spartans are really rolling.

  • Michigan State pulls it out, 77 to 70,

  • and for Tom Izzo, 600 career wins,

  • Michigan State advancing

  • to the Big 10 tournament semi-finals,

  • with a victory over the Buckeyes.

  • - It's about execution, it comes down

  • to do the little things, your job,

  • to make sure, okay, that we control

  • what we can control.

  • We cool on that?

  • - Yes sir!

  • (ominous techno music)

  • - [Color Announcer] To James's point,

  • and this kid's been really shootin' the ball well too.

  • McQuaid outta Texas!

  • - [Announcer] Ward, look at that, look at that touch.

  • - [Color Announcer] Soft delivery,

  • the big fella's back!

  • - [Announcer] What a start though,

  • 20 to six, just seven minutes in.

  • Kicks it back out, swing it around,

  • launching three, yes, Henry!

  • And now with the largest lead at 13.

  • - [Color Announcer] Watch the wing.

  • - [Announcer] He likes this shot,

  • McQuaid hits it!

  • - [Color Announcer] Winston look,

  • he just points over, he knew.

  • - [Color Announcer] Great buddy ball inside, high-low action

  • - [Color Announcer] What a great seal underneath.

  • - [Announcer] It's never in doubt outcome in some ways,

  • when Michigan State started this game.

  • Comfortable win at 67, 55.

  • Michigan State to the Big 10 championship game.

  • - [Izzo] Now you got a rally together now,

  • everybody together, don't worry about your phones,

  • don't worry about anything else,

  • focus on the game and let' get after it!

  • - [Player] Family on three, 1, 2, 3!

  • - [Team] Family!

  • - [Various] Family, good job y'all,

  • good job baby, good work.

  • (ethereal keyboard music)

  • - Last thing, championship games,

  • turnovers are always key,

  • toughest team who wants it the most usually wins.

  • Let's make sure that's us.

  • - [Announcer] Michigan, Michigan State,

  • for the Big 10 championship, and here's Ward,

  • you said so dangerous in the low post.

  • - [Color Announcer] He does have a counter now.

  • Last year he didn't have that little move.

  • - [Announcer] Livers on the floor for Michigan

  • for the first time, oh!

  • Ahrens, comes right off the bench, buries a three!

  • This season, 15 points a game he averaged,

  • before that injury.

  • And look at Winston with a three!

  • - [Color Announcer] Well John Beilein was saying

  • the problem with him is he makes threes.

  • - [Announcer] Simpson, off the floor, lookin' around,

  • to Poole, and he's got another assist in this tournament.

  • - [Color Announcer] You make a mistake,

  • they can turn it up.

  • - [Announcer] Simpson!

  • - [Color Announcer] How clever he is.

  • - [Announcer] Last eight points to Michigan.

  • - [Color Announcer] From the center by him,

  • he hurt an ankle.

  • - [Color Announcer] Is that?

  • - [Announcer] That'd be Ahrens.

  • - [Color Announcer] It is Ahrens, oh my God.

  • - [Announcer] Oh.

  • - [Color Announcer] Oh, he turns a toe, oh goodness.

  • - [Color Announcer] The bond, the brotherhood,

  • that exits on the team,

  • to see one man go down and everyone feels that.

  • - [Announcer] McQuaid comes out of the break

  • and hits a three.

  • - [Color Announcer] I was curious to see how

  • they would respond.

  • - [Color Announcer] This team is all

  • about mental and emotional toughness.

  • - [Announcer] McQuaid left alone.

  • - [Color Announcer] Wow!

  • - [Announcer] Can't do that!

  • We've reached halftime in the Big 10 championship,

  • and the Wolverines are eight in front.

  • Henry on the dribble-drive!

  • - [Color Announcer] How 'bout the freeze with the ball?

  • Nice pass!

  • - [Announcer] Great pass!

  • - [Announcer] McQuaid, basket counts!

  • Ahrens, he's going to be joining his teammates on the bench.

  • Those go right by the Spartans in second half comebacks.

  • McQuaid!

  • - [Color Announcer] You can't over help right there.

  • - [Announcer] Winston, paving a way!

  • The basket counts!

  • 15 to five by Michigan State.

  • - [Color Announcer] Kyle Ahrens celebrating,

  • not feeling sorry for himself, but on the bench

  • supporting his teammates.

  • - [Announcer] Time to shoot, Livers trying to stay

  • right with him, oh, top shelf, wow!

  • - [Color Announcer] Oh ho!

  • This has turned into a classic, isn't it?

  • Michigan State has only two fouls.

  • Nice look by Simpson.

  • - [Announcer] Simpson to Teske.

  • - [Color Announcer] A little eye-contact there

  • between Simpson and Teske.

  • - [Announcer] McQuaid!

  • - [Entire Broadcasting Booth] Oh hoo, whoo!

  • - [Color Announcer] Stickin' it big time,

  • how 'bout Rizzie!

  • End up with a,

  • Nice little lob.

  • - [Announcer] Right underneath!

  • Tillman ties it at 60!

  • There he's drivin' in.

  • Teske defending all.

  • But somehow, somehow it goes!

  • Looked like it was gonna rim out.

  • - [Color Announcer] Cassius Winston putting

  • this team on his back.

  • - [Color Announcer] Boy a gutsy effort by them, Melvin.

  • - [Announcer] Three match-ups, three second-half comebacks

  • against Michigan this year.

  • - [Color Announcer] They are so tough mentally.

  • You know we always talk about their physical play,

  • their rebounding, their aggressiveness,

  • but mentally, they just have a way of reaching back

  • and getting more.

  • - [Announcer] There you are, your Big 10 Champions,

  • once again, for the sixth time, it's Michigan State!

  • - We're gonna get you back.

  • - Let's go, let's go!

  • - Hey you not done yet, you know that right?

  • - No, no.

  • - We not done yet.

  • (soft piano music)

  • - Michigan State Spartans, regular season champions,

  • tournament champions, and the Big 10 representative

  • for the NCAA!

  • - Damn, that's one win.

  • - Arnie, this is you!

  • - Yeah!

  • (inspirational music)

  • (ominous syncopated music)

(laughter)

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