Spartans rout Colonials, prepare for Trojans

No. 2 Michigan State defeated Robert Morris on Friday night 77-62 ...

and will advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament’s Midwest bracket to face No. 10 Southern Cal Sunday night at 5:00 PM on CBS.

Michigan State will play No. 10 Southern California (22-12) in Sunday's 5 p.m. second-round game (CBS). The Trojans defeated No. 7 Boston College, 72-55.

"I have to say I was pleased with a lot of that game," said MSU coach Tom Izzo. "Our rebounding was phenomenal and our defense was pretty good. We still have some work to do with our shooters, but this was good for us because it was against a team that played pretty well for that first 15 minutes.

"Our subs came in and did a great job."
Freshman forward Draymond Green came on strong off the bench after junior forward Raymar Morgan got in early foul trouble and scored a career-high 16 points on 7-for-8 shooting from the field.