The Michigan State University men's and women's basketball teams both won their respective games Saturday to advance in the NCAA tournament.
Gary Harris scored 16 of his career-high 23 points in the first half to help third-seeded MSU cruise past sixth-seeded Memphis 70-48 on Saturday, putting the Spartans in the round of 16 for the fifth time in six years. MSU (27-8) will play the winner of the Duke-Creighton game on Friday in the Midwest Regional semifinals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Kiana Johnson scored 16 points, Annalise Pickrel added 14 and fifth-seeded MSU halted Marist's string of first-round NCAA upsets Saturday with a 55-47 win. MSU will play Maryland on Monday on the fourth-seeded Terrapins' home court. Maryland won Saturday's opener 72-52 over Quinnipiac.
For more NCAA tournament information, go to www.msu.edu/tournament-time/.