Michigan State basketball picked up a major victory in a top five battle against Duke, and people were ready to talk about it on social media.
No. 5 Michigan State led throughout in a wire-to-wire 79-73 win over No. 2 Duke
in the Champions Classic from the United Center in Chicago. The Spartans came into this matchup as a 6.5-point underdog, but Michigan State proved the oddsmakers wrong in this impressive performance.Following the victory, many fans and media members took to social media to share their thoughts on the notable win over the Blue Devils. Let's check out some of the top social media reactions from this game below:
The Twitter archives are full of Champions Classic hot-take overreactions predicting greatness or doom. I'll add to the
pile: Michigan State is a wagon. Izzo is going to have to try extra hard to manufacture the annual winter crisis.
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) November 11, 2026
Jordan Scott is a complete game wrecker. He has spent time on five different future NBA players this half and nobody can beat him even momentarily.
— Greg Waddell (@gwizzy12) November 11, 2026
This is one of the best individual defensive performances I have ever seen
MSU fans, we deserve a week like this. We deserve a life like this.
— Fireball sommelier (@Sheehan_Sports) November 11, 2026
Beat Michigan in football on Saturday
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) November 11, 2026
Beat Duke in basketball on Tuesday
Pretty nice few days for Michigan State
Them Duke boys looked soft tonight. Missing free throws and layups all night ain’t gonna cut it.
— Patrick Ngongba SZN (@CryBabyAudit) November 11, 2026
Izzo had his boys ready for war, and Duke looked like they wanted no part of it.
Them boys got SON’D tonight. No sugarcoating it.
https://t.co/Tgh9zopFe4 pic.twitter.com/Z9ddTIgLQP
— Carter Elliott (@CarterElliott__) November 10, 2026
Beat UM to get Paul Bunyan back for the first time since 2021.
— Anthony 💩 (@TheRealSharty) November 11, 2026
Beat Duke for the first time since 2020.
What an incredible week to be a Spartan. 💚🤍💚🤍💚🤍
LFGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/nb7i4sLAfE
— DK (@SpartanHoops_DK) November 11, 2026
What an amazing last 72 hours. My god
— Ryan (@SpartanRyan) November 11, 2026
Final: Michigan State 79, Duke 73
— Evan Miyakawa (@EvanMiya) November 11, 2026
A slightly misleading scoreline, Michigan State was FIRMLY in control this whole game. They outclassed a more "talented" Duke squad from the jump.
Fears played like the best player in the country, and Jordan Scott was sensational defensively.
😮💨😮💨😮💨 pic.twitter.com/SL7b2S5hTn
— brody (@BrodyTalksBall) November 11, 2026
R.I.P ta da competition
— Derrick Nix (@DerrickNix25) November 11, 2026
Congrats to @MSU_Basketball and Coach Izzo on their big win tonight! GO GREEN! https://t.co/TRH3raR8A8
— Pat Fitzgerald (@coachfitz51) November 11, 2026
The Michigan State defense has Duke in prison.
— Jordan Stocks (@StockTalks21) November 11, 2026
Not jail, prison.
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