Michigan State upset alert? Social media blasts No. 4 Spartans amid early struggles

Michigan State basketball is struggling early against unranked James Madison.

The Spartans are playing no slouch for their season-opener. The Dukes are projected to be one of the top teams in the Sun Belt.

However, MSU should still be able to make quick work of Mark Byington’s squad and has yet to be able to take advantage. Poor shooting and missed free throws have plagued the Spartans thus far.

Except… that’s not been the case thus far. The Dukes lead Michigan State 37-33 heading into the halftime break, and plenty around the college basketball world are wondering what is going on in East Lansing.

Michigan State was able to close the gap heading into the break, we’ll see if they can dominate as they should in the final 20 minutes.

Check out some of the best reactions on social media from the Spartans’ early struggles:

Someone tell Michigan State to wake up, the season already started pic.twitter.com/0SwTJAzJtV

— College Basketball Report (@CBKReport) November 7, 2023

I’m confident Michigan State will arrive at the arena sometime in the next half hour.

— Erik Haslam (@haslametrics) November 7, 2023

#UpsetAlert Michigan State 👀

— Ladies Luh’ Coo’ J (@JvleZRvleZ) November 7, 2023

*taps Michigan State with a stick*

— Jeff (BPredict) (@BPredict) November 7, 2023

There’s a real possibility the best basketball team in the state of Michigan is a high school team

— Ryan👑 (@rybryinho) November 7, 2023

Barstool sports employees have made a higher percentage of our free throw’s in the new office than Michigan State has tonight and its not even close

— PFT Commenter (JMU 9-0) (@PFTCommenter) November 7, 2023

This Michigan state team is what everyone can’t shut up about?

— mikewhit (@michaelwhitfiel) November 7, 2023

No. 4 Michigan State … trails James Madison 25-12 early. What?

— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) November 7, 2023

Michigan State really getting smacked by James Madison right now

— I nEvEr GaVe A fUcK (@Tuddy_Cicero) November 7, 2023

Yo … pic.twitter.com/Xeu7Z7mUiI

— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) November 7, 2023

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.