The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament Tuesday evening and will face Tulsa in the first round on Friday, May 10 in Waco, Texas. It marks MSU’s first appearance in the 64-team NCAA tournament in its 100-year program history.
Source : Brian Calloway, “Spartan men earn 1st ever NCAA tourney berth”, Lansing State Journal, May 1, 2013.