Michigan State spent the final two weeks of the regular season playing seven games over 15 days, scratching and clawing its way back to the NCAA Tournament.
When it was all said and done, the Spartans won five of those games, dispatching of three top-five teams in the process and appearing to lock up a spot in the NCAA Tournament. That belief was validated on Sunday as Michigan State earned a bid for the 23rd straight season.
However, the Spartans (15-12) will have to do a little extra, earning an 11-seed but being placed in a First Four game with UCLA with the winner advancing to face No.