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The 2020 NCAA tournament that could have been: A Sweet 16 for Michigan State basketball?

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The 2020 NCAA tournament has been canceled, but we're not going to let that stop us here at the Freep from wondering what could have been.

On Monday, we gave you a 64-team field, and now, with a bit of imagination, a touch of hoops deprivation and — mostly — the help of Oakland basketball coach Greg Kampe, we're going to see what would have happened in that tournament.

To recap: Michigan State basketball started as a No. 3 seed and Michigan as a No.