{"id":11297,"date":"2024-01-05T12:31:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T17:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/?p=11297"},"modified":"2024-01-05T12:31:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T17:31:28","slug":"michigan-state-basketball-has-seen-a-major-3-point-shooting-turnaround","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/?p=11297","title":{"rendered":"Michigan State basketball has seen a major 3-point shooting turnaround"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michigan State basketball started the season 2-for-31 from deep but the turnaround has been shockingly impressive.<\/h2>\n

Coming into this season, Michigan State basketball<\/a> was expected to be a great 3-point shooting team. However, as I\u2019m sure you all remember, the Spartans started horribly from beyond the arc. Do you remember just how bad it was?<\/p>\n

In the first two games of the season, Michigan State shot a miserable 6.5% (2-for-31) from 3-point range. I think we all knew this was an abnormality, an exception to the norm, but this had everyone panicking.<\/p>\n

Fast forward to Jan. 5 and MSU is riding a five-game winning streak and has been lights out shooting the ball. Just how good has MSU been from beyond the arc now compared to the start of the season?<\/p>\n

MSU\u2019s 3-point turnaround<\/h3>\n

When you divide the season roughly in half, the 3-point shooting discrepancy is shocking.<\/p>\n

Here is how the team stacked up nationally from their first eight games compared to their last six.<\/p>\n

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From the start of the season through Dec. 5, Michigan State was the 324th-best 3-point shooting team in the country, shooting 27.5 percent.<\/p>\n

Since then, it's the 8th best 3-point team in the country, shooting 44.5 percent. A remarkable turnaround.<\/p>\n

— Kyle Austin (@kylebaustin) January 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n