Yikes.
For the better part of 40 minutes, it was impossible to avoid flashbacks to 2016. However, the Michigan State Spartans did just enough to get by the Bradley Braves in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Throughout the game, the lead swung back and forth. Both teams held and lost leads of at least six points. But a gutsy game out of Cassius Winston, who was not playing his best, helped the Spartans to a 76-65 win in Des Moines.
Michigan State had an opportunity midway through the second half to seemingly put away the Missouri Valley tournament champions.