They just play well as a team. They’re very unselfish and team-oriented." Two other pep rally attendees who agreed that this team is similar to the 2000 team are Jeff Grossman and Paul Mankowski.

This was a similar event to that in Indianapolis during MSU’s run in the Big Ten Tournament: athletic director Alan Haller, president Kevin Guskiewicz, the Spartan Brass and MSU’s cheer and dance ...