#2 Michigan State vs. #15 Bryant: March Madness Matchup Overview

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00:00Start with the South region, Michigan State taking on Bryant

00:04DRS this game late night in Cleveland, Ohio, the Spartans a

00:0817 and a half point favorite against the Bryant Bears the

00:12champions from the America East led by Phil Martelli Jr. Of

00:16course, his father, Phil Martelli, Sr. A coaching legend

00:20right a conference championship this year for Bryant as well.

00:24Donnie, not sure if you dove into the scouting report for the

00:27Bears, but everybody in their starting lineup, you want to

00:30talk about length, everybody. Oh, Bulldog, excuse me, Brian

00:34Bulldog. I say bears, Brian Bulldogs, Brian Bulldogs. That's

00:37on me. Everybody in the starting lineup for Brian six, six and

00:43above. Maybe some of that lane in the tempo that Brian plays

00:47at. Can it frustrate Michigan State today?

00:50Here's the problem. We see that big line at 16 and a half and

00:53you say to yourself, well, how's Brian going to attack in this

00:55game? Can you shoot the three point shot? Who's the best team

00:58in the entire country at defending the three point line?

01:01It is Michigan State top 10 on defense at rebounding. It is

01:04Michigan State affected field goal percentage 14th overall.

01:08And you look at Brian from the three point line. They don't

01:10really do all that much to try to defeat you there. But

01:13Michigan State is a boring basketball team per se, because

01:16they tell us Ben, I wish we could just take the three point

01:19line out of basketball because we don't use it at all, nor do

01:21we actually use it effectively at shooting 328th in the country

01:25and only 30% as a team. But the effectiveness for them is

01:28getting to the free throw line that mid range game and it all

01:31works out well. I have Michigan State obviously moving on. But

01:35this team if I'm looking at one game today, Ben and I say,

01:37where's my excitement meter for it? This has to be dead last.

01:41I'm just being honest. It has to which again, shout out the

01:44NCAA. Shout out the cameras right there with all the crowds

01:47walking by you, Ben. Shout out this right now. Michigan State

01:50wins this game and puts a chokehold on Brian. But having

01:54said that, 10 o'clock. Come on, man. Who's watching? Not me.

01:57Not me. MSU