Miles Bridges scored a game-high 29 points to lead Michigan State to a 82-75 win over Bucknell in a first-round NCAA Tournament game at Little Caesars Arena.
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Scouting Report Preview, Prediction: Michigan State Spartans basketball vs. Bucknell
No. 3-seed MSU will take on No. 14-seed Bucknell at Little Caesars Arena to start what the Spartans hope is a long tournament run. The Bison, who played close games against the likes of North Carolina and Maryland early in the season, have been on a tear as of late, winning 18 of their last 19 games on the way to a fourth straight Patriot League title and a second consecutive conference tournament championship.
Source: Spartan Tailgate
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Preview: Men’s hoops begins NCAA Tourney against senior-heavy Bucknell
Men’s basketball’s first game in 13 days will take place in a familiar setting, but against an unfamiliar opponent.For their NCAA Tournament opener, the No. 3 seeded Spartans (29-4 overall) in the Midwest region will head to Little Caesars Arena for the second time this season and play Bucknell for just the second time in school history.
Source: The State News
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Michigan State basketball vs. Bucknell: Scouting report, prediction
Free Press sports writer Chris Solari scouts Friday’s first-round game between Midwest Region No. 3 seed Michigan State and No. 14 seed Bucknell at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
Source: Detroit Free Press
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Bucknell likes its chances to stun Michigan State, hopes to silence home crowd
Zach Thomas is a biomedical engineering major at Bucknell.In addition to leading the Bison in scoring and rebounding, the forward is working on a senior project to design a device to stabilize the coronary artery during bypass surgery. Thomas hopes he will still be playing basketball at this point next year but knows his degree will pay off down the road.
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Getting to know the Bucknell Bison
Michigan State’s first-round opponent is a Bucknell team filled with experience and one that could provide a game too close for comfort Spartan fans.
Source: Spartan Avenue
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Coaching Corner/Film Study – 5 Things to Watch For in MSU vs. Bucknell
Tread lightly, Spartans. After a couple days of film study into Bucknell, they are going to present plenty of challenges for MSU on Friday night. You probably already know about the three all-conference seniors, including Thomas the Patriot League Player of the Year. You might know they average 81 a game and really competed against UNC and Maryland this year. Let’s not forget last year’s NCAA tournament where they gave West Virginia a scare, losing 86-80.
Source: Detroit Sports and Entertainment
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The Final Four Is Not On The Schedule: First Round vs. Bucknell Preview
Rod and Sam are back to break down MSU’s first-round date with the Bucknell Bison.
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Michigan State’s loss to Middle Tennessee should help against Bucknell
Tom Izzo still wishes he’d called a timeout a little earlier against Middle Tennessee State. “He just said that the other day,” Michigan State assistant coach Dane Fife said. Fife has his own regrets. “I kick myself for not saying, ‘All right, Coach, here’s the deal: ‘No more 3s. If they get 2s, great.’”
Source: Lansing State Journal
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Michigan State’s mission: Don’t let Bucknell be Middle Tennessee State
Unprompted on Tuesday, Tom Izzo brought up a ghost from Michigan State’s past. He compared this year’s first-round NCAA tournament opponent, Bucknell, to the Middle Tennessee State team that stunned the Spartans in the 2016 opening round and ended their hope for a national title.
Source: Detroit Free Press
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3 things we like and don’t like about MSU vs. Bucknell
We’re a little nervous. Then we’re not. We can’t really decide. With game day just around the corner for MSU, there’s been plenty to daydream about. On paper, a 14 vs. 3 matchup in the tournament should likely be a snooze-fest. However, that is not the case with Bucknell.
Source: The Only Colors
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In Bucknell, MSU braces for ‘a very good team’
With all the speculation about seeding and potential opponents taken care of, Michigan State has been busy since Sunday night preparing for its next opponent. That opponent, of course, is Patriot League champion Bucknell, and the Spartans already feel like they have a pretty good understanding of the team they’ll face Friday night at Little Caesars Arena in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament.
Source: Detroit News
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Tom Izzo sees shades of Middle Tennessee State in NCAA Tournament opponent Bucknell
he words Middle and Tennessee put together still cause Michigan State fans to cringe nearly two years later. But in speaking about his team’s opponent in its 2018 NCAA Tournament opener, Bucknell, Tom Izzo didn’t hesitate in referencing the team that dealt his 2016 squad a shocking first-round tournament upset. “I look at them and they’re as good or better than Middle Tennessee,” Izzo said of Bucknell during a Tuesday press conference at Breslin Center.
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The Bison Breakdown: Who is Bucknell?
With a total student population of 3,660, according to the official Bucknell University website, the Bison measure up as 7.3 percent of Michigan State’s 50,000-plus student body. In comparison, the 2017-18 Izzone student section membership was upwards of 4,000.
Source: Impact Sports
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In-Depth Analysis: Bucknell
Bucknell earned their eighth NCAA Tournament bid by winning the Patriot League for the second consecutive year. The Bison dominated conference play going 16-2 and after grinding out a win in their first conference tournament game, crushed their next two opponents to take the title.
Source: The Only Colors
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NCAA tournament preview: No. 3 Michigan State vs. No. 14 Bucknell
When the season began, Michigan State was the pick of everyone to win the Big Ten. And, the Spartans (29-4 overall, 16-2 Big Ten) delivered the school’s first league championship since 2012 and first outright title since 2009.
Source: Big Ten Network
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Getting to know Bucknell
Oh, you don’t already know everything about MSU’s first NCAA Tournament opponent, the Bucknell Bison?! Well, did you stumble across the right blog post. Before our Spartans tip off on Friday night at Little Caesars Arena, this gives you a rundown of the Bison to either make you more confident in the game…or less. Depends how you slice it, really.
Source: The Only Colors
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Early look at MSU’s first-round opponent Bucknell
Bucknell won the Patriot League for the fourth year in a row with a 16-2 conference record identical to Michigan State’s Big Ten record. The Bison went on to also win the Patriot League Tournament by beating second-place Colgate 83-54 in the championship.
Source: Spartan Tailgate
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First look at No. 3 seed Michigan State opponent Bucknell in NCAA Tournament
Bucknell was regular-season and tournament champion of the Patriot League. The school is located in Lewisburg, Pa., and plays in a 4,000-seat arena.
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Michigan State-Bucknell will tip off at 7:10 p.m. Friday
Michigan State is the unofficial host of the opening NCAA Tournament weekend in Detroit. So it’s natural the Spartans have the primetime slot for their first-round game Friday at Little Caesars Arena. No. 3 seed Michigan State will face No. 14 Bucknell at 7:10 p.m.
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