Michigan State wants that first half back against Auburn.  It's cruel how the end can sour a brilliant season, and then in the blink of an eye, there's no closure to be found with the portal looming.

To win a national championship, the Big Ten needs a talent infusion everywhere, and especially on its best teams.

Think of the Final Four this way: Auburn ranks higher at KenPom than all but six teams from 1997-2024, yet it ranks fourth in this Final Four and has BetMGM's longest odds to win it all at +525. Auburn would have been the favorite in 21 of the past 27 tournaments, if KenPom was used to set the odds.

SportsLine expert Matt Severance has revealed his Michigan State vs. Auburn Tigers picks for the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Sunday

Michigan State swept the regular-season series, winning 75-62 in Ann Arbor on Feb. 21 and 79-62 in East Lansing on March 9. The latter was Michigan’s last loss. As meaningful as those games were, they’d pale in comparison to a potential third meeting on Sunday.

Michigan State’s season ended in the Elite Eight with a 70-64 loss to No. 1 seed Auburn on Sunday. It was a season that surpassed all expectations at its beginning, but one in which its

The No. 2 seed Michigan State Spartans (30-6) and the No. 1 seed Auburn Tigers (31-5) will meet on Sunday in the NCAA Tournament Elite 8.

Tahaad Pettiford, Denver Jones and Johni Broome lead the top-seeded Tigers, who outscore the Wolverines 39-17 over the final 12½ minutes in a 78-65 win that sends them to the Elite Eight for only

Auburn's Johni Broome and Tahaad Pettiford were named to the 2025 South Regional Team after Auburn's 70-64 win over Michigan State at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, a win that will send Auburn to its second-ever Final Four. The duo joined Michigan's Danny Wolf, Michigan State's Jase Richardson, and Ole Miss' Sean Pedulla on the team.