For the first time since Cassius Winston was running the point and Xavier Tillman was patrolling the paint, Michigan State basketball has won 10 games in a row.
That's right, for the first time since 2018, the Spartans have reeled off 10 straight victories after starting 5-2. That year, the Spartans were 5-2 with tough early-season losses to Kansas (sound familiar?) and Louisville (Memphis isn't too far away). They then went on to win 13 straight games, smacking a handful of Big Ten opponents in the process.
This year's team has accomplished the same feat and they're hoping for similar success as the 2018-19 team as that one went to the Final Four, beating a really tough Duke team filled with superstars.
Michigan State has won 10 basketball games in a row for the first time since the 2018 season.
— Justin Thind (@JustinThind) January 16, 2025
This team and that 2018-19 team have a few similarities in the fact that the Spartans have an elite passer at point guard (Cassius in 2018-19 and Jeremy Fears now) as well as solid post defense. Both also got out and ran although the 2018-19 team shot the ball much better from deep.
Still, this is an impressive feat in today's college basketball because if you're a good team, you're going to get every team's best effort on a nightly basis.
The Spartans are playing with a major target on their backs.
There has been some doubt about whether Michigan State's 15-2 start to the season is fraudulent given the fact that their best wins in this 10-game streak are against North Carolina, Ohio State, Nebraska, and Northwestern, but you can only play the teams on the schedule. Michigan State has been handling almost everyone in their path over the past two months with the exception of Penn State and Ohio State for a 10-minute stretch.
If Michigan State can extend this streak to 11 in a row on Sunday, a lot of doubters will be silent.