In a shocking upset, James Madison University's men's basketball team defeated the fourth-ranked Michigan State Spartans in their season opener. The game went into overtime, and James Madison emerged victorious with a score of 79-76. This is only the second win over a ranked opponent in James Madison's history. Michigan State struggled with their shooting, going 1-for-20 on three-pointers and 23-for-37 from the free-throw line. The upset marks the first time since 2005 that an AP top-5 team lost their season opener against an unranked opponent.
Michigan State Spartans shocked by James Madison in season-opening upset as 20/1 favorites https://t.co/0YAZXN38K5 https://t.co/oGOymnXQAq
Former Boston College forward T.J. Bickerstaff racked up 21 points and 14 rebounds, powering James Madison to a big-time upset win over No. 4 Michigan State.
Here's an updated 3 quick takes column on Michigan State's 79-76 overtime loss to James Madison on Monday night, including reaction. https://t.co/L1bGdjPmwh
ViewFromVegas of #NCAABB #CBB: James Madison beat No. 4 Michigan State 79-76 in OT as 15.5-point road underdogs & +1000 (odds of 10-1) on the moneyline for the biggest upset of opening night
Michigan State men's basketball upset at home by James Madison in season opener https://t.co/qy6h1kgLBK
James Madison's victory over MSU is their 2nd ever vs a ranked opponent. Entered Monday, they were 1-42 against ranked opponents. They handed Michigan State their first ever home loss in November under Tom Izzo (was 73-0). https://t.co/uBgDEYBY47
Here are 3 quick takes on Michigan State's upset home overtime loss to James Madison on Monday night. https://t.co/L1bGdjPUlP
A surprise to start the college season as SPARTANS get beat by @JMUMBasketball .As I said in earlier tweet James Madison was not a Cupcake . Favorites to win the @SunBelt r a veteran team that added talent from the transfer portal . Yes pre seasonn # 3 @MSU_Basketball… https://t.co/bq85btRObA
Raekwon Horton with the dagger! 🗡️ James Madison gets the upset win over No. 4 Michigan State 👀 (via @CBBonFOX) https://t.co/5vSF4gak0E
DOWN GOES #4 MICHIGAN STATE! We are reacting LIVE to James Madison pulling the upset in East Lansing! WATCH: https://t.co/3o1fEGa1uS https://t.co/KHTj0bb2Vv
Dukes did it. Three major-conference teams upset by mid/low-majors on opening night: James Madison beats Michigan State. Abilene Christian beats Oklahoma State. Princeton beats Rutgers. (And Louisville barely escaped UMBC, 94-93.)
What a 40th birthday present for @Ron_BroncoBeat! James Madison knocks off No. 4 Michigan State at the Breslin Center!
Michigan State finishes 1-for-20 on 3s and falls in overtime to James Madison. They'll want to burn that videotape in the parking lot tonight.
No. 4 MSU falls at home to James Madison, 79-76. Spartans 23 of 37 from the FT line and, according to the stats, 1 of 20 from deep.
🚨 UPSET ALERT 🚨 JMU takes down No. 4 Michigan State in OT at Breslin Center‼️ https://t.co/C2zMJlwSNK
Michigan State is the first AP top-5 team to lose its season opener against an unranked opponent since ... Michigan State against Hawai'i in 2005. https://t.co/cfXy5vgyZw
STUNNER IN EAST LANSING: James Madison 79, No. 4 Michigan State 76. Madness on the first night of college basketball. It's only the second win over a ranked program for JMU in its history. The only other came in 1992 against No. 19 Cal. Jason Kidd was a freshman. Dukes!
James Madison wins at Michigan State. College basketball is back!
James Madison STUNS No. 4️⃣ Michigan State in an OT thriller‼️ https://t.co/WVyWZ0cDz4
Michigan State is 1-for-20 on 3s tonight, and it's a James Madison 3-pointer which might be the dagger on a nightmare season-opener.
No. 4 MSU down four with eight seconds left...at home...to James Madison.
Sparty farty. James Madison about to pull off an opening night stunner in East Lansing. COLLEGE BASKETBALL IS SO BACK!!!
JAMES MADISON (+1130 ML) FORCES OVERTIME AT MICHIGAN STATE 🍿 https://t.co/B0E4SacK2x
MSU vs. James Madison in the Breslin Center tonight. Going to OT. 👀
OVERTIME IN EAST LANSING! GET TO BTN!
Overtime in East Lansing between No. 4 Michigan State and James Madison.
OVERTIME IN EAST LANSING.
Michigan State and James Madison are tied with 14.5 seconds to go. Sparty ball.
No. 4 Michigan State 62, James Madison 61 with 2:50 left on Big Ten Network.
In battle btw @MSU_Basketball & @JMUMBasketball the Spartans down at half : 37-33 . This is not a CUPCAKE as James Madison r pre season favs to win the @SunBelt Update 41-40 JMU up with 15 minutes to play .
Athletics powerhouse James Madison leads Michigan State men’s basketball 37-33 at halftime. Can Tom Izzo upset the hottest athletic department in America? His Spartans (and the whistle-happy refs) will need a strong second half to achieve the improbable.
#4 Michigan State trails James Madison 37-33 at the half, at home. The Spartans are backed by the most money and most tickets to win the 2024 NCAA Tournament in the country.
Problem for MSU is that this isn't a hot-shooting, cold-shooting situation that'll correct itself at some point. James Madison is only 7-for-20. MSU is 4-for-18.
New prediction: James Madison 68, MSU 63. You can see it in these guys. They came to play thinking they belonged. You can see it in how they communicate, in their bench, in their fans. MSU might have thought it was going to ease into things and it's getting punched in the mouth.
Score you're going to want to keep an eye on: James Madison 17, Michigan State 7
Five most-bet teams to win NCAAB title at @DKSportsbook by total bets: 1. Kentucky (14-1): 22% 2. Kansas (10-1): 21% 3. Michigan State (15-1): 9% 4. Duke (11-1): 8% 5. Purdue (12-1): 5%
Most wagered-on teams at 30/1 or longer to win the NCAA Tournament: 1. Creighton (30/1) -- 4.1% 2. FAU (60/1) -- 3.8% 3. Miami (40/1) -- 2.9% 4. Maryland (70/1) -- 2.7% 5. Florida (80/1) -- 2.5% 6. Colorado (70/1) -- 2.2% 7. USC (39/1) -- 2.1% 8. Memphis (80/1) -- 1.9%
Top 5 teams by largest % of money to win the 2024 NCAA Tournament: 1. Michigan State (+1400) -- 13.3% 2. Duke (+1200) -- 10.4% 3. Kentucky (+1600) -- 9.9% 4. Marquette (+2500) -- 7.2% 5. Kansas (+1000) -- 6.6%
Top 5 teams by largest % of tickets to win the 2024 NCAA Tournament: 1. Michigan State (+1400) -- 15.6% 2. Kansas (+1000) -- 15.1% 3. Duke (+1200) -- 13.1% 4. Purdue (+1400) -- 8.8% 5. Marquette (+2500) -- 6.8%