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Armando Bacot in attendance for Michigan State football season opener

An MSU basketball foe is in attendance supporting the Spartans against FAU:

A foe that Spartan basketball fans know so well, former North Carolina center Armando Bacot has made his way to East Lansing. Bacot is in attendance for Michigan State’s season opener against Florida Atlantic, standing on the sidelines and wearing an MSU jersey.

Bacot is at the game supporting Lejond Cavazos, a defensive back transfer from North Carolina.

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Gallery: MSU basketball’s NCAA Tournament loss to North Carolina

Michigan State basketball saw their season come to an end on Saturday evening, dropping a Round of 32 NCAA Tournament game to North Carolina, 85-69.

Check out the best photos from the season finale:

Michigan State basketball ends season in loss to North Carolina

MSU’s season comes to an end at the hands of No. 1 seeded North Carolina

That is a wrap on the 2023-24 season as the Spartans have dropped a Round of 32 NCAA Tournament game against North Carolina, 85-69.

The Spartans opened the game hot, and looked like they were a team that was ready to take down a 1-seed, going up by as many as 12 in the first half. It all came to screeching halt as the first half closed.

North Carolina went on a 26-5 run to end the first half to turn a 26-14 lead into a 40-31 halftime deficit.

The Spartans recovered early in the second half, cutting the deficit to 2, at 48-46, but again was met by another UNC run, putting the final daggers into the MSU season.

Tyson Walker finished the game with 24 points, while Malik Hall added 17 points and 9 rebounds and Jaden Akins had 11 points. A.J. Hoggard finished with 3 points on 1-of-10 shooting.

Be on the lookout for the Spartans offseason moves in the coming weeks.