Spartan Brew 3/8: Tournament Time

MSU women's basketball kicks off its Big Ten Tournament run today.

What else are we serving up in today's Brew?

🏀 Time for the B1G Tournament
🤼 Championship time
💚 And much, much more

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Tourney Time. No. 4 seed Michigan State women’s basketball kicks off Big Ten Tournament action today with a matchup against No. 5 seed Nebraska, entering play with its highest seed at the tournament since 2016.

The Cornhuskers are one game in at the tournament, beating Purdue 64-56 yesterday to advance into the quarterfinals.

🔼 One More. Michigan State men’s basketball wraps up its regular season this Sunday, traveling to Indiana to take on the Hoosiers at 4:30 p.m. on CBS.

The Spartans, 10-9 in Big Ten play, are one game ahead of Indiana in the conference standings with one game to play.

🔼 Championship Ready. Postseason competition is here for Michigan State wrestling, as the Spartans travel to College Park, Md. this weekend for the Big Ten Championships.

Michigan State finished the regular season at 10-6 overall, its third straight 10-win campaign, a first for the program since 1993-96.

🔼 Baldwin In Boston. Michigan State track & field heptathlete Heath Baldwin is in Boston this weekend to compete at the NCAA Track & Field Indoor Championships.

This is Baldwin’s second appearance at the NCAA Indoor, and his sixth NCAA Championship overall.

🔼 Finally Home. For the first time in over a month, No. 15 Michigan State men’s golf is back in East Lansing this weekend for a ranked dual against No. 46 Cornell, its final matchup before kicking off Big Ten play against Nebraska on March 22.

🔼 Home Away From Home. Weather has altered the original schedule of the First Pitch Invitational II in Greenville, but there will be Michigan State baseball this weekend!

The Spartans will play Western Michigan today at 4 p.m., Western Carolina tomorrow at 7 p.m. and VCU on Sunday at 2 p.m.

🔼 Tuning Up. As we continue to close in on the Big Ten Championships on March 23 at Jenisen Field House, No. 8 Michigan State gymnastics is at home for the final time during the regular season this weekend for the MSU Quad Meet against Greenville, Central Michigan and Fisk.

🤔 SPARTAN TRIVIA

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💚 ONE BIG THING

🔼 Keep On Climbing. Michigan State hockey head coach Adam Nightingale has signed a new contract, creating yet another boost to the momentum of Spartan hockey, which just clinched a Big Ten regular season title!

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Friday 3/8

👟 Track & Field at NCAA Indoor Championships | ESPN+ | Live Results

🏀 Women’s Basketball — Big Ten Tournament @ 3 p.m. | BTN | Listen | Live Stats

⚾️ Baseball vs. Western Michigan @ 4 p.m. | Watch

Saturday 3/9

👟 Track & Field at NCAA Indoor Championships | ESPN+ | Live Results

🤼 Wrestling at Big Ten Championship — College Park, Md.

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Ball State @ 10 a.m. | Watch | Live Stats

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Oakland @ 2 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats

🤸‍♂️ Gymnastics — MSU Quad Meet @ 2 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Scoring

⚾️ Baseball vs. Western Carolina @ 7 p.m. | Watch

Sunday 3/10

🤼 Wrestling at Big Ten Championship — College Park, Md.

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Cornell @ noon | Watch | Live Stats

⚾️ Baseball vs. VCU @ 2 p.m. | Watch

🏀 Men’s Basketball at Indiana @ 4:30 p.m. | CBS | Listen

💚 Have a great weekend, everyone!