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Michigan State women's team headed to NCAA Tournament, but misses chance to host

EAST LANSING (AP) -- The Michigan State women's basketball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament.

Michigan State had to watch three of four brackets revealed Monday night before finally finding out it was a fourth-seeded team with a matchup against 13th-seeded Belmont on Friday.

"It was good to see our name on the screen," Spartans center Jasmine Hines said. "It was tough to wait."

Even though the Spartans were seeded high enough to host first- and possibly second-round games, it will have to go to Mississippi, where it might play Mississippi State on its home court.