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Cassius Winston becomes B1G’s all-time assist leader
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There’s a new record holder in the B1G.
Cassius Winston entered Friday night’s game against Wisconsin needing four assists to become the all-time assist leader at Michigan State and in the B1G, passing former Spartan Mateen Cleaves for the top spot. Winston got just enough to break the record, ending the game with four assists.
Winston now currently has 817 assists in his career. Cleaves ended his time in East Lansing with 816. Below is the dish that put Winston in the No. 1 spot.
With this connection, Cassius Winston is now the all-time B1G and MSU leader in assists.
Oh yeah there was a gorgeous dunk on this play too… @MSU_Basketball pic.twitter.com/jEncFP7n8O
— Michigan State on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) January 18, 2020
Winston ended the game with six points, five rebounds and four assists. Michigan State defeated Wisconsin 67-55 to improve to 14-4 on the season and 6-1 in B1G play.
Winston is also the first player in B1G history to score 1,600 career points and dish out 800 career assists.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB