Michigan State was on the wrong end of an opening day upset by James Madison that sent shockwaves across college basketball. The Spartans flipped the script on Saturday and embarrassed the Pistons in the process.
No. 6-ranked Baylor rolled into The Mitten for a unique non-conference matchup against Tom Izzo’s team. It was played at Little Caesar’s Arena in downtown Detroit, not in East Lansing— which is a crucial piece to this whole equation.
Michigan State entered the weekend at 4-5 overall and 0-2 in Big Ten play. The Bears were 3.5-point favorites as one of just seven undefeated teams.
They did not come anywhere close to covering. They didn’t even win outright!
The Spartans won by 24 points in a dominant 88-64 blowout. Tyson Walker scored 25 during the largest win against a top-10 opponent in school history.
This is where the NBA comes into the picture!
Detroit is absolutely terrible this year. The Pistons won just two of their first 26 games on back-to-back nights in October. That was it. Only those two.
Michigan State men’s basketball began its 2023/24 campaign on November 6. Detroit has not won a single game since that date.
As a result, the Spartans have now won more games than the Pistons on the Pistons’ home floor since the start of the college basketball season. Overall, they have won the same amount of games on the same floor throughout this entire year.
Michigan State is 1-0 at Little Caesar’s Arena after beating Baylor on Saturday. Detroit is 1-12 at Little Caesar’s Arena after beating the Chicago Bulls on Oct. 28.
Yikes. It is not a secret that the Pistons are terrible. They’re so bad.
However, to share the same record in terms of wins on their home floor as a college program that will play only one game at the same arena is a really tough look. That’s next level awful.