Editor's Note: Providence Journal sports writer Bill Koch is in Cleveland to cover the Bryant Bulldogs play in the NCAA Tournament against Michigan State. Michigan State was too powerful in the ...

Tonight's NCAA Tournament play brings us to the bottom of the South Region, where Bryant and Michigan State face off. The Spartans overachieved this season compared to the preseason expectations ...

Michigan State was too powerful in the second half and pulled away from Bryant, 87-62, in this final game of the day at Rocket Arena. The Spartans (28-6) grabbed 21 offensive rebounds and enjoyed ...

Getty Images It took a while for Michigan State to get going,but once they did, the Spartans were too deep and too talented for a feisty Bryant squad. The Spartans won 87-62 behind a whopping 21 ...

CLEVELAND – Michigan State is advancing but it wasn’t easy. The No. 2 seed Spartans pulled away in the second half for an 87-62 win against No. 15 Bryant early Saturday morning at Rocket Arena ...

No. 2 Michigan State plays No. 15 Bryant in first round of March Madness. Follow for live NCAA tournament updates from Cleveland's Rocket Arena.

Michigan State basketball — the 2-seed in the South region — looks like a team capable of going all the way in March Madness after pulling away from 15-seed Bryant in the first round of the ...

The No. 2 seed Michigan State Spartans (27-6) and the No. 15 seed Bryant Bulldogs (23-11) will meet on Friday at 10 p.m. ET in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The matchup airs on TBS.

Michigan State, a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament, overcame a slow start to defeat Bryant 87-62. Sophomore forward Coen Carr led the Spartans with 18 points and several highlight-reel dunks. Carr's ...