Today at 4:40 p.m. ET, No. 13 Delaware (25-9, 14-2 CAA) and No. 4 Michigan State (26-8, 12-6 Big Ten) tipoff in NCAA March Madness tournament action as part of the Eastern bracket live from the Spokane Arena in Washington. The game can be live streamed for free here and viewed on TNT. Delaware fans can hear all of the action on 1290 The Ticket while Michigan State fans can do the same on WJR 760.
Delaware coach Monte Ross knows that his team is in for a tough task against fourth seeded Michigan State, one of the favorites to win the whole tournament.
"In watching them, they just keep getting better and better," Ross told ESPN. "So I think I'm just going to do myself a service and stop watching them."
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has had no problem putting his team in the same grouping as some of the teams that have made it to the Final Four over the last few years.
"You look at some of the programs that have done it with consistency, and they've had to deal with pressure and they have to handle it," Izzo said, according to ESPN.
The Spartans have dealt with injuries all season long, however once Big Ten tournament MVP Branden Dawson (broken right hand) returned after missing nine games, the team was fully healthy and began firing on all cylinders.
"I thought we got some of our identity back," Izzo said per ESPN. "And that's what you need if you're going to make a run of any kind in the tournament."
The Blue Hens know they'll have to bring their best game possible if they are going to try and derail Michigan State this afternoon.
"I just told the guys, if we are able to play the way I expect us to play, I'll probably get a call from Warren Buffett, because he'll be the happiest person in the world," Ross said via ESPN. "We'll break up everybody's bracket and there will be no billion-dollar payout."
The Blue Hens will likely look to put the ball in the hands of Davon Usher, who scored 25 or more points in eight of the team's 34 games.
The road to the NCAA championship begins for both of these teams but only one will continue on their journey when all is said and done today in Washington.
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