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Michigan State Clinches 2025 Big Ten Men's Basketball Championship
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Michigan State Spartans claimed the 2024-25 Big Ten Conference championship with Thursday’s 91-84 win at Iowa. The win improved the Spartans to 16-3 in the Big Ten and built a two-game cushion with one game remaining.
With the win, Michigan State also secures the No. 1 seed in the upcoming TIAA Men’s Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Spartans are one of four teams who will earn a double-bye in the tournament and open postseason play on Friday.
This marks Michigan State’s 17th Big Ten championship and its first since claiming a share of the 2020 title. This is also the 11th Big Ten crown for Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo, tied for the most in conference history.
Trailing 58-48 with 12:13 to play, the Spartans used a 18-2 run over the next 4:33 to build a 66-60 advantage. The Michigan State lead swelled to 17 points with just under four minutes to play.
Michigan State shot 61.3 percent from the floor in the second half, including 5-for-11 from three-point range. Jase Richardson led the Spartans with 22 points, while Jaxon Kohler and Jaden Akins added 15 points, one more than Jeremy Fears Jr.
Michigan State will close the regular season on Sunday, when it welcomes in-state rival Michigan to the Breslin Center. The game will tip at 12 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on CBS.
The 2025 TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament will be held March 12-16 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The tournament will be the first to feature a 15-team field, with the winner receiving the Big Ten's automatic qualification to the NCAA Tournament.
Peacock will televise the opening three games of the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, with second-round and quarterfinal games on Thursday and Friday slated for Big Ten Network. CBS will broadcast Saturday’s semifinal games and Sunday’s championship tilt.
Tickets for the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament are available online at Ticketmaster.com. All seating is reserved for the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament. Fans can visit the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Ticket Information page for more details.
Fans are also encouraged to visit the official Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament web site (bigten.org/MBBT) and follow Big Ten Men’s Basketball on X (formerly Twitter) (@B1GMBBall).