St. Louis, MO
The 29-5 Michigan State Spartans are the #2 ranked team in the nation and #2 seed in the Midwest region of the NCAA tournament. They will tip of their quest for the national title here in St. Louis on Friday vs #15 seed Middle Tennessee. The 24-9 Blue Raiders aren’t here because they’re a bad team and can’t be overlooked.
One thing that the Blue Raiders have not seen is a team as deep as Michigan State. Like waves in the ocean they can come at you over and over. During the Big Ten tournament Izzo went with 12 guys in his playing group and as many as 11 in the rotation.