Spartans ground the Owls and advance
#5 Michigan State knocked off the #12 Temple Owls 72-61 on Thursday afternoon and will now face #4 seed Pitt on Saturday evening in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. UPDATE: The tipoff time for Pitt vs. MSU has been set for 9:10 p.m. on Saturday per CBSSports.com.
Watch video highlights of MSU’s win over Temple on CBSSports.com
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