Michigan State basketball: 5 reasons Spartans will win Big Ten Tournament

5 reasons surging Michigan State Spartans will win the 2020 Big Ten Tournament

COLLEGE PARK, MD - FEBRUARY 29: Rocket Watts #2 of the Michigan State Spartans takes a jump shot over Donta Scott #24 of the Maryland Terrapins during a college basketball game at the Xfinity Center on February 29, 2020 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /

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Michigan State basketball isn’t the top seed in the Big Ten Tournament, but here are five reasons why Tom Izzo’s Spartans will be the team cutting the nets down in Indianapolis on Sunday.

It’s March and Michigan State basketball has once again morphed into a national title contender. The Spartans went through a rough patch in the middle of the Big Ten season but are peaking at the right time.

Wisconsin earned the top seed in the Big Ten Tournament due to a tiebreaker but the Spartans are still positioned well as the no. 2, securing the double-bye that comes with it. Even though the Big Ten is historically deep, let’s take a look at five reasons why Michigan State will be cutting down the nets in Indianapolis on Sunday.

5. They’ve done it more than anyone else

The Big Ten Tournament is still relatively young, with its first edition coming back in 1998, but no one has had more success there than Michigan State. Over the past 22 years, Michigan State has the most titles (six) and record (32-16) in the Big Ten Tournament.

A lot of that success has come in the past eight years, with Michigan State winning four titles (2012, 2014, 2016, 2019) and reaching the final in 2015 before falling to Wisconsin. Tom Izzo’s teams are always a tough out in the Big Ten Tournament, and his track record is a good reason not to count out the Spartans.