East Lansing — The national championship has been the goal for Michigan State since before the season started, and on Sunday night the Spartans found out what the path looks like to achieve that goal.
And after days of sweating what the NCAA Tournament selection committee might think of the Spartans’ overall resume, the Big Ten champions will get to stay close to home by beginning play at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
Michigan State earned the No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament and will open play at 7:10 p.