Michigan State University Athletics
Spartans Earn No. 7 Seed In East Region
3/15/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State has earned an NCAA bid for the 18th straight year and was named a No. 7 seed in the East Region. The Spartans (23-11) will face No. 10 seed Georgia (21-11) on Friday, March 20 at 12:40 p.m. in Charlotte, North Carolina, at Time Warner Cable Arena. The game will be televised on truTV, with Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery and Tracy Wolfson on the call. The game will also be available online at http://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/schedule.
Michigan State's streak of 18 straight NCAA Tournament appearances ties the Big Ten record with Indiana (1986-2003) for the longest in conference history and is tied for the fourth longest in NCAA history. MSU's streak is also the third-longest active streak in the nation (Kansas, 26; Duke, 20).
The Bulldogs tied for third in the SEC standings with an 11-7 conference record. Georgia advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament before falling to Arkansas, 60-49.
Friday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between Michigan State and Georgia.
Virginia (29-3) earned the second seed in the East Region and will play 15th-seeded Belmont (22-10). MSU defeated the Cavaliers of UVA in the East Region Semifinal last season in New York City.
The East Regional is set for March 27 and March 29 (Friday, Sunday) at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.
