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Spartan Brew 3/21: Survive And Advance!
It's NCAA Tournament time for men's and women's hoops!
Good morning, Spartans! If you need us this weekend, we will be cheering “GO GREEN!”
What else do we have brewing today?
🏀 Time for tipoff
🏒 Winner-take-all
💚 And much, much more
2 SEED IN THE SOUTH 🕺🕺
— Michigan State Men's Basketball (@MSU_Basketball)
10:13 PM • Mar 16, 2025
🔼 Let’s Dance. No. 2 seed Michigan State men’s basketball begins its NCAA Tournament run today, taking on No. 15 seed Bryant at 10 p.m. on TBS in Cleveland, Ohio!
Bryant is 23-11 this season and won the America East automatic bid with a win in the conference tournament, beating No. 8 seed UMBC, No. 4 seed UAlbany and No. 3 seed Maine along the way.
If the Spartans win against the Bulldogs, they will play again on Sunday against the winner of No. 7 seed Marquette vs. No. 10 seed New Mexico.

🔼 Tourney Time. No. 7 seed Michigan State women’s basketball tips it up in the first round of the NCAA Tournament tomorrow against No. 10 Harvard at 4:30 p.m. in Raleigh, N.C.
The Crimson are 24-4 this season and won the IVY League Tournament with a pair of three-point wins over No. 2 seed Princeton and No. 1 seed Columbia.
A win against Harvard would have Michigan State playing again on Monday against the winner of No. 2 seed NC State vs. No. 15 seed Vermont.

🔼 Winner-Take-All. No. 1 seed Michigan State hockey plays for a Big Ten Tournament title tomorrow night, hosting No. 3 seed Ohio State at Munn Ice Arena at 7:30 p.m.
The Spartans are looking to become the first program in Big Ten history to win the regular season and tournament titles in consecutive seasons.

Spartan Baseball to host canned food drive at the 2025 Crosstown Showdown: Join us at the Crosstown Showdown on April 1. First Pitch is 6:05 p.m. In collaboration with the Lansing Lugnuts and Southside Community Kitchen, donations that will be accepted include: Cash, Non-Expired Canned Fruit, Pudding, and Single Ingredient Canned Items.

🔼 B1G Meet. The postseason is here for Michigan State gymnastics, with the Spartans in Ann Arbor this weekend for the Big Ten Championships.
Michigan State enters the weekend as the defending champions of the event, winning last year’s Big Ten Championship in East Lansing with a team score of 197.600.

🔼 Into The Lion’s Den. Michigan State baseball is on the road again this weekend, traveling to Penn State for three games against the Nittany Lions in University Park, Pa.
The Nittany Lions are 15-5 so far this season and have a pair of Big Ten series wins over Indiana and Northwestern.

🔼 Buckeye Ball. Michigan State softball is at home this weekend, welcoming No. 25 Ohio State to Secchia Stadium for three games starting today with a doubleheader at 3 p.m.
The Buckeyes are 22-6-1 this season and carry a four-game win streak into this weekend’s series with the Spartans.

🔼 Fresh Air. Michigan State track and field gets outside for the first time this weekend, traveling to Tampa, Fla. for the USF Alumni Invitational today and tomorrow.

🔼 Road Matches. No. 29 Michigan State men’s tennis takes on another pair of ranked opponents this weekend — the Spartans are in Bloomington, Ind. tomorrow for a match against the No. 57 Hoosiers before traveling to West Lafayette, Ind. on Sunday to play No. 47 Purdue.

🔼 Western Expansion. Michigan State women’s tennis travels to the new western edge of the Big Ten this weekend, taking on No. 16 USC tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET and No. 24 UCLA on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
💚 ONE BIG THING
🔼 Strength In Numbers. Jaden Akins, Coen Carr, Carson Cooper, and Jase Richardson on what made the 2024-25 regular season special.
From preseason expectations to winning the Big Ten Title outright, the team has lived by the mantra "Strength in Numbers."
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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Friday, March 21
🤼 Wrestling at NCAA Championships — Philadelphia
👟 Track at USF Alumni Classic — Tampa, Fla.
🥎 Softball vs. Ohio State @ 3 p.m.
🥎 Softball vs. Ohio State @ following Game 1
⚾️ Baseball at Penn State @ 5:30 p.m. | B1G+
🏀 No. 2 seed Michigan State Men’s Basketball vs. No. 15 seed Bryant @ 10 p.m. ET (Cleveland, Ohio) | TBS | Where To Listen
Saturday, March 22
🤼 Wrestling at NCAA Championships — Philadelphia
👟 Track at USF Alumni Classic — Tampa, Fla.
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Indiana @ 1 p.m. | Watch
⚾️ Baseball at Penn State @ 5:30 p.m. | B1G+
🎾 Women’s Tennis at USC @ 3 p.m. ET | Watch
🏀 No. 7 seed Michigan State Women’s Basketball vs. No. 10 seed Harvard @ 4:30 p.m. ET (Raleigh, N.C.) | ESPN NEWS | Where To Listen
🤸♀️ Gymnastics at B1G Championships @ 5 p.m. (Ann Arbor) | BTN
🏒 Hockey vs. Ohio State @ 7:30 p.m. — B1G Championship | BTN
Sunday, March 23
🥎 Softball vs. Ohio State @ 1 p.m.
🎾 Women’s Tennis at UCLA @ 1 p.m. ET | Watch
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Purdue @ 1 p.m. ET | Watch
⚾️ Baseball at Penn State @ 1 p.m. | B1G+
💚 Have a great weekend, everyone!