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Michigan State basketball vs. LSU in NCAA tournament: Scouting report, prediction

DES MOINES, Iowa — Breaking down Friday’s East Region Sweet 16 game between No. 2 Michigan State basketball and No. 3 Louisiana State in the 2019 NCAA tournament:

Records: No. 2 seed Michigan State (30-6, 16-4 Big Ten); No. 3 LSU (28-6, 16-2 Southeastern Conference.

Fast facts: Friday (time/TV TBD), at Capital One Center, Washington, D.C. Winner plays next Sunday in the Elite Eight against the regional semifinal winner of Duke/Central Florida vs. Virginia Tech/Liberty.

About MSU

Tournament record: 67-31, 32 years (last appearance, 2018).

Scoring: Team (78.