The Wildcats won the Atlantic 10 regular-season title with a 15-3 league record and own an overall mark of 27-6 … Davidson lost to Richmond in the A10 Tournament Championship last Sunday, 64-62.Since the field expanded in 1985, the Spartans are 22-8 in opening games, including 22-7 in the round of 64.In its 34 NCAA Tournaments, Michigan State has a record of 26-8 in its first game of the tournament.Izzo's 24 tournament appearances rank 12th-most all-time. The 24-year streak is the longest in Big Ten history by a head coach and the third-longest.Krzyzewski led the Blue Devils to 24 straight NCAA Tournaments from 1996-2019. Izzo is now tied with Duke's Mike Krzyzewski for the most consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (24) by a head coach.It's the longest active streak in the nation. Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo is making his 24th-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament.676 winning percentage is the eighth-best all-time in NCAA Tournament play, while the program's 69 total victories rank sixth all-time. Michigan State is making its 35th appearance in the NCAA Tournament with a record of 69-33 (.676) in its previous 34 tournaments.Michigan State's streak of 24 straight NCAA Tournaments is not only a Big Ten record, but it's also tied for the third-longest in NCAA history (Kansas, 32, 1990-2022 North Carolina, 27, 1975-2001 Duke, 24, 1996-2019).Only Kansas (32) has a longer current streak. It is the longest streak ever among Big Ten schools and second-longest current streak in the nation. Michigan State is making its 24th-straight NCAA Tournament appearance in 2022.Hoggard tied his career-high with 17 points against Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals and tied his career-high with 10 assists for his second career double-double. Hoggard is averaging 6.8 ppg and leads the team with 4.8 assists. Redshirt senior forward Joey Hauser adds 6.7 ppg and is second on the team with 5.2 rpg, while junior forward Julius Marble is averaging 6.5 ppg and 3.5 rpg.19, has scored in double figures in five of the last 11 games and 12 times overall. Walker, who scored 24 of his 26 points in the second half against Illinois on Feb. Junior guard Tyson Walker is averaging 8.1 ppg and is second on the team with 4.3 assists.Bingham had 19 points and 11 rebounds last Friday against Wisconsin, his fourth double-double of the season. is averaging 9.2 ppg and leads the team with 6.1 rebounds and 2.2 blocked shots per game. Junior forward Malik Hall is third on the team in scoring with 9.4 ppg, while adding 4.6 rpg and 1.1 apg.Freshman guard Max Christie is second on the team with 9.5 points and has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week five times.MSU senior forward Gabe Brown leads the team in scoring with 11.4 ppg, while adding 3.9 rebounds and leads the team in 3-pointers made with 66.In Big Ten games only, MSU was fourth in the league in field goal percentage (45.3%) and sixth in field goal percentage defense (43.4%). The Spartans rank eighth in the Big Ten in scoring offense (72.1 ppg) and are sixth in the league in scoring defense (68.4 ppg).The Spartans have a combined 13 wins against Quad 1 and 2 teams this year.

MSU is #36 in the NET Rankings (#14 in Strength of Schedule), #36 in the Basketball Power Index and #40 by KenPom.

Michigan State enters the game on Friday with a 22-12 overall record (11-9 Big Ten).

The TCF Bank Spartan Media Network radio call can be heard on one of 38 affiliates and on the web at, with Will Tieman handling the play-by-play and Kevin Pauga serving as the color analyst. The game can also be heard on Sirius 85, XM 195 and channel 957 on the SiriusXM app. 10 Davidson on Friday, March 18 (9:40 p.m.), with Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson calling all of the action. 7 seed in the West Region and will open against No. – Michigan State's men's basketball team makes its 24th-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament under Head Coach Tom Izzo, extending the longest streak in Big Ten history, when it plays Davidson on Friday, March 18 (9:40 p.m.) at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.

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