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How To Watch Kansas Vs. Michigan State, Game Time, Tv Info, Live Stream

... Sports Line. No. 1 seed Kansas faces No. 9 seed Michigan State on Sunday for a chance to advance to the Sweet 16. Below is viewing information for the game and what to know about each team. Viewing information. When: Sunday, March 19, 5:15 p.m. ET. TV: CBS. What to know about each team. You could make the argument that no team looked better in its first round game than KU, but of course opponent factors into that. Now Bill Self has to deal with a Tom Izzo team that turned Miami into putty. Behind the UK-Wichita State game, this will have the most interest of any this weekend. Josh Jackson vs. Miles Bridges is a lottery pick face-off that could be one highlight after another. Michigan State. After a horrendous showing in the first seven minutes of the game, Michigan State played what Tom Izzo estimated to be some of the best basketball he has seen from the Spartans in a couple years. A 20-2 ...

Michigan State Women Shut Down By Arizona State In Ncaa Tournament

... basketball tournament Friday, March 17, 2017, in Columbia, S. C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford). (Photo: Sean Rayford, AP). The team collectively struggled from all areas of the court early on, shooting 36 percent from the field (4 of 11) and 33 percent from behind the arc (1 of 3) in the first quarter. Six points from ASU freshman guard Reili Richardson led the Sun Devils to a 24-10 first-quarter lead. ASU had a nearly four-minute scoring drought in the second quarter, but MSU couldn’t capitalize. The Spartans' offensive struggles persisted, particularly with retaining ball possession. In the first half, the Spartans committed 12 turnovers to the Sun Devils' five. “We were prepared for everything that they were going to run, so I feel like we followed through well, took away (Jankoska’s) space, hedged hard on ball screens," ASU coach Charli Turner Thorne said. “We really challenged them. We’ve got to ...

Michigan State Players Felt The Impact Of Quick, 'awesome' Field Trip While In D.c

... to check out one of the toughest places to get into in this city. There has been a huge demand for timed-entry tickets to the museum, which opened in September. “We had told the coaches earlier that day that we really wanted to go. It could be a once-in-a-lifetime thing,” senior Alvin Ellis III said. “We heard the waiting list can be like six months, but we were able to get in there for that experience even for a little bit. “A lot of us just wanted to see all of the history, all the facts that we didn’t know anything about. We didn’t have enough time but it was a great, great experience.”. This is the first time the Big Ten has staged the conference tournament in Washington, an East Coast city far away from the traditional hosts Indianapolis and Chicago and the heart of Big Ten country. A quick field trip like this was enough to ...

Miles Bridges Enjoyed His Time At Michigan State This Year, But Will There Be More

... points and 8 rebounds for the Spartans in a season-ending loss to Kansas on Sunday. He was Michigan State's best player, as he was most every time he stepped foot on the floor this season. But, as was the case 14 other times this season (he missed one loss due to injury), it wasn't quite enough. Overall, though, Bridges says this year was an enjoyable one. He spoke earlier this week about how much he enjoys spending time with his MSU teammates and how much he enjoys playing for Tom Izzo. Still, there was perspective as well. "There was a blessing in disguise of (going through an injury) this year, it's taught me a lot," Bridges said Sunday. "Never take anything for granted. Continue to play hard no matter what. "When I got hurt, when my teammates got hurt. It taught me a lot with how to stay composed. Yeah, it helped me a lot.". Bridges says he's in no rush to make this decision. He has some time. Underclassmen have until May 25 to declare to and/or withdraw from the NBA Draft. Izzo, meanwhile, admits he may have to tell Bridges that it's wise to go pro - if his own personal research tells him that the 6-foot-7, 230-pound freshman will be a high ...

Senior Alvin Ellis Iii Is A Rarity For Spartans

... in the background, to uphold MSU’s senior tradition until two games before Senior Day, Harris’ season also came to an end because of a knee injury. And now, going into its NCAA Tournament first-round game against Miami, MSU is down to the last of its scholarship seniors charged with having his best season. (Senior Matt Van Dyk joined MSU as a transfer walk-on in 2014, and was placed on scholarship last fall.). Ellis looked around the Spartan locker room in the BOK Center, at the fresh faces of freshmen Miles Bridges , Nick Ward , Cassius Winston and Joshua Langford , and reflected on how he was once like them. “I think about all those things, especially when I was a freshman coming in with that senior class (of Appling and Payne),” Ellis said. “Then as a sophomore and then a junior, as I matured, ...

Versatility Sets Apart Michigan State Basketball Signee Xavier Tillman

... me see the hoop and everything.". Tillman's "dog" mentality hasn't always been there, and he and Warners believe that's the best thing he improved in high school. "I've definitely improved my aggressiveness, especially when I get the ball and look to score a little more with it," Tillman said. "Post-wise, I'm more aggressive, and I make sure my body is up to the defender. I work to get to the free-throw line. "My goal is to be aggressive in every game, set the tone and make sure I'm running the court to make sure I affect each play and still get the win.". Warners said Tillman shares some of the same skills that former G. R. Christian standout guard Drake Harris had in high school, but he also said parts of Tillman's game is more advanced. Harris garnered Division I basketball offers before signing to play wide receiver at Michigan. "They're totally different players in that Drake Harris would shoot the ball 20 to 25 times a game, and he had the ball in his hands a lot," Warners said. "He wasn't nearly the passer that X is, though, and they play different positions. ...

The Latest In Spartans Recruiting News

... them answered. Let’s start with a recruiting story. A recruiting story about the second-leading scorer in Michigan State men’s basketball history. Steve Smith had been dominating the Detroit high school basketball scene for Pershing High, and Jim Larrañaga took notice. Larrañaga had just taken the head coaching job at Bowling Green and wanted Smith to get the recruiting momentum going with the Falcons. Speaking with media at his NCAA Tournament news conference on Thursday, Larrañaga told the story of how he tried to make that happen. He began to prioritize Smith, visiting the talented guard in September of 1986, Smith’s senior year. He sat in Smith’s home and offered him a scholarship. And Smith gave him a perplexing response. “He told me he was going to visit,” Larrañaga said, “that he was very seriously considering Bowling Green, unless…. “I said, ‘What do you mean, Steve? Unless what?'”. And Smith explained. “Unless Michigan State offers me a scholarship, because they’re my favorite,” Larrañaga remembered him ...

How To Watch Miami Vs. Michigan State, Game Time, Tv Info, Live Stream

... but it could pay dividends now. MSU’s four-man freshman rotation has come into its own, led by must-see stud Miles Bridges. At this point, anything from a first round exit to an Elite Eight run shouldn’t be surprising. Miami: Tremendously athletic but only occasionally dominant, Miami had a tendency to play to its level of competition. Wins against North Carolina and Duke show the Canes can beat anyone, but over the course of the season they were very much a middle-of-the-pack ACC team. Freshmen Bruce Brown and Dewan Huell are future pros, but the key to a run will be seniors Davon Reed and Kamari Murphy. MML is available on i Phone, i Pad, watch OS, tv OS, Android handsets, Android Tablets, Chromecast, Amazon Tablets, Alexa skill for Amazon devices, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Windows 10 devices, Xbox and __link__. ALL games are available through March Madness Live (“MML”). ...

Breaking Down Michigan State Basketball Roster Entering 2017-18

... after injuries to Gavin Schilling and Ben Carter. G Eron Harris, Senior. Harris never developed into a consistent scoring threat in his two seasons at MSU, but he did become a valuable perimeter defender and conductor of younger players on that side of the ball. His streaky shooting produced some big games early, but his offense waned before he suffered his emotional, season-ending knee injury at Purdue. That turned him into a de facto coach and motivator for the remaining players. C Gavin Schilling, Senior. The season ended just before it began for Schilling, who suffered a knee injury just before the team’s unveiling to fans in late October. The Spartans sorely missed the 6-9 Schilling’s ability to guard ball screens and rebound, as well as the solid screens he set on offense. He is expected to return after taking a medical redshirt. MSU's limitations finally caught up to them in loss to Kansas in NCAAs. F Ben Carter, Senior. Carter’s MSU career never began, with the UNLV grad transfer, in his first official practice, suffering a second knee injury in less than a year. The 6-9 stretch-4 will ...

Ben Carter Still Hoping To Play For Michigan State Next Season

... took the mic and gave the award to Carter, Gavin Schilling and Eron Harris - all of whom suffered season-ending knee injuries. Schilling hurt his in late October, and Harris injured his at Purdue on Feb. 18. Nairn said Carter “really touched my heart in a special way this year.”. “Seeing Ben go down the first official practice, it was tough for me, because (of) learning about his journey in college,” Nairn told the crowd. “And being there when Gav hurt his knee, it inspired me, also. Those guys come in in every single day and work as hard as they can. They’re at every meeting.”. Nairn, a second-year captain, also said seeing Harris suffer his injury was “one of the toughest things I’ve had to deal with being at Michigan State.”. “I know what he’s been through the past five years in his college career,” Nairn said. “A lot of people say I inspire them. I want to turn this award over - even though it’s got my picture on it and my name on it - I want to turn this award over to these three guys, because they’ve been a ...