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Michigan State's big second half the reason for avoiding Bradley upset

LSJ columnist Graham Couch, Freep columnist Shawn Windsor and Freep beat writer Chris Solari dig into everything that occurred Graham Couch and Mike DeFabo and Chris Solari and Shawn Windsor, Lansing State Journal

DES MOINES, Iowa — One after another, Bradley started hitting 3-pointers, each one bringing in another opposing fan base salivating to witness a monumental NCAA tournament upset.

A déjà vu moment? Middle Tennessee State, anyone?

Not at all. Not for this Michigan State team.

“Nope. Just thinking about today,” said senior Kenny Goins, who was part of that 2016 team when the second-seeded Spartans got bounced by a hot-shooting 15-seed.