Bubble Watch 2021: Welcome to the party, Spartans
On the outside looking in most of the season, Michigan State has played its way into tourney consideration.
2021 Season
2021 Schedule
17-5, 2nd in Big East
- 11/29W 69-58
- 12/1W 94-67
- 12/4W 93-58
- 12/85L 73-72
- 12/11W 98-74
- 12/14L 89-84
- 12/17W 94-76
- 12/20W 76-74
- 12/2322W 66-61
- 1/2W 67-65
- 1/6W 89-53
- 1/9W 97-79
- 1/16L 70-66
- 1/20L 74-70
- 1/2323W 74-66
- 1/27W 85-81
- 1/30W 69-62
- 2/3L 86-79
- 2/6W 71-68
- 2/9W 63-48
- 2/135W 86-70
- 2/24W 77-53
- 2/27h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 3/38h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 3/6h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- Full Schedule
No. 13 Creighton comes off layoff with 77-53 win over DePaul
— Marcus Zegarowski, Christian Bishop and Denzel Mahoney scored 13 points apiece and No. 13 Creighton made fast work of DePaul in a 77-53 win Wednesday night.
Creighton's Bishop bounces dime to Zegarowski (0:21)
College Basketball Power Rankings: Big Ten teams heating up, Virginia falling
Gonzaga and Baylor are still Nos. 1 and 2 by a wide margin, but did the weekend's Big Ten results upset the top-5 balance of power?
College Basketball Power Rankings: Michigan is back, and a rough week for the SEC
Is Michigan college basketball's top threat to the Gonzaga-Baylor axis?
No. 19 Creighton rolls past No. 5 'Nova behind Zegarowski
— Marcus Zegarowski scored a season-high 25 points, Mitch Ballock had 17 of his 20 points in the second half and 19th-ranked Creighton's offense was at its high-tempo best in a 86-70 rout of No. 5 Villanova on Saturday.
Zegarowski goes up-and-under for Creighton (0:19)
Bishop leads No. 19 Creighton past cold-shooting Hoyas 63-48
— Christian Bishop scored 17 points and No. 19 Creighton capitalized on Georgetown's worst shooting performance in a decade while rolling to a 63-48 win on Tuesday night.
Damien Jefferson takes off for Creighton jam (0:21)
No. 15 Creighton hangs on to beat Marquette 71-68
— Christian Bishop scored 14 points and No. 15 Creighton withstood a late comeback attempt to hold off Marquette 71-68 on Saturday.
Hoyas ride hot shooting to 86-79 upset of No. 15 Creighton
— Jahvon Blair scored 21 points to lead four Georgetown players in double figures, and the Hoyas used their best shooting in weeks to build a big lead and beat No. 15 Creighton 86-79 on Wednesday night.
Bishop throws down reverse slam for Creighton (0:29)
Ballock drains 3 from the logo for Creighton (0:19)
College Basketball Power Rankings: Oklahoma, Illinois use big wins to vault into top 12
Oklahoma beat Texas in a thriller and defeated a red-hot Alabama team to rocket up the Power Rankings.
Zegarowski scores 19 as No. 17 Creighton holds off DePaul
— Marcus Zegarowski scored 19 points and No. 17 Creighton beat DePaul 69-62 on Saturday night.
Incredible ball movement leads to thunderous jam for Bluejays (0:25)
Ballock drains go-ahead 3-pointer for Creighton (0:16)
Ballock scores 29 points, No. 17 Creighton beats Seton Hall
— Mitch Ballock hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 41 seconds to play to cap a season-high 29-point performance and No. 17 Creighton overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to beat Seton Hall 85-81 on Wednesday night.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Florida State, Alabama on the rise
Houston, Alabama, Virginia and Florida State are climbing the rankings, but Gonzaga and Baylor are still in another echelon.
Mahoney scores 20, leads No. 11 Creighton past No. 23 UConn
— Denzel Mahoney scored 20 points and 11th-ranked Creighton broke open a close game in the last 10 minutes to beat No. 23 Connecticut 74-66 Saturday.
Zegarowski dials in the long ball (0:19)
Ballock gets bumped on deep-3 for Creighton (0:21)
Watson scores 29 to lead Friars past No. 11 Creighton 74-70
— Nate Watson scored a career-high 29 points and Providence turned back Creighton each time it pulled close to beat the 11th-ranked Bluejays 74-70 on Wednesday night.
College Basketball Power Rankings: A two-team race for No. 1
Gonzaga and Baylor are in their own tiers atop men's college basketball. Everyone else, it seems, is fighting for No. 3.
Butler erases 13-point deficit, upsets No. 8 Creighton in OT
— Aaron Thompson scored 17 points and found Bryce Nze for the go-ahead layup with 68 seconds left in overtime Saturday to complete a remarkable second-half comeback with a 70-66 upset of No. 8 Creighton.
2020-21 Big East Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova | 10-2 | - | 15-3 |
| Creighton | 13-4 | +0.5 | 17-5 |
| Seton Hall | 10-7 | 2.5 | 13-10 |
| UConn | 8-6 | 3 | 11-6 |
| Xavier | 5-5 | 4 | 12-5 |
| St. John's | 8-9 | 4.5 | 14-10 |
| Providence | 8-9 | 4.5 | 12-11 |
| Butler | 7-11 | 6 | 8-13 |
| Georgetown | 5-8 | 5.5 | 7-11 |
| Marquette | 6-10 | 6 | 11-12 |
| DePaul | 2-11 | 8.5 | 4-11 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game79.043rd
Rebounds Per Game36.0164th
Assists Per Game15.953rd
Points Allowed68.4
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 13 | 11 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| TyTy Washington | PG | Committed | 86 |
| Mason Miller | PF | Committed | 82 |
| Ryan Nembhard | PG | Signed | 81 |
| John Christofilis | SG | Signed | 77 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 12-22 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 21 |