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Michigan State vs Bradley live stream: Watch 2019 NCAA Tournament online

By Connor Muldowney

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MARCH 17: Xavier Tillman #23 of the Michigan State Spartans reacts in the second half against the Michigan Wolverines during the championship game of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at the United Center on March 17, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MARCH 17: Xavier Tillman #23 of the Michigan State Spartans reacts in the second half against the Michigan Wolverines during the championship game of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at the United Center on March 17, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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Thursday’s Michigan State vs Bradley game will be an interesting one to watch as both teams play a similar style. Here’s how to watch online.

Winning in the NCAA Tournament is never easy, just as Michigan State. The Spartans had been a staple of the Final Four over Tom Izzo’s career, but the Hall of Fame head coach has fallen on hard times in recent years, losing in the first weekend every season since 2014-15.

Michigan State has a special team this year, though. The Spartans have a 28-6 record, winning both the Big Ten Tournament and regular season titles, but earned just a No. 2 seed in Duke’s region. While the seeding isn’t favorable, to say the least, this team has the heart it takes to make a deep run in the tournament.

Getting past Bradley will be the most important task at hand starting on Thursday afternoon as the Braves are a tough team which finished 20-14 and won their conference tournament title game after being down 18 in the second half to Northern Iowa.

Bradley believes it can pull off the upset while Michigan State is just focusing on one game at a time.

If Michigan State wants to win, it needs to lock down defensively and make the Braves work for every basket inside the arc. On the flip side, Bradley needs to knock down its shots and ensure the Spartans go ice-cold from the field.

Here’s how you can watch Thursday’s game:

Date: Thursday, March 21
Time: 2:45 p.m. ET
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Venue: Wells Fargo Arena
TV: CBS
Live Stream: CBS Sports Live or March Madness Live

Michigan State will be on high alert as Bradley plays a similar style of basketball, so this won’t be an easy win, no matter the seeding.

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