Once again, Michigan State basketball was able to pull away from a team in a big way when they took down a scrappy Bryant team in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. After heading into halftime with just a five point lead over the Bulldogs, MSU outscored Bryant by 20 points in the second half to comfortably advance to the Round of 32 on Sunday, where they will face the New Mexico Lobos.
Below, we put together our three key takeaways from MSU's opening win of the NCAA Tournament: