If the verve of those bright orange bouncing balls you see at the 2025 NCAA Tournament seem unusual to the naked eye from your television set, then you aren't alone. The balls, Wilson's Evo NXT, are a staple of the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments since 2022,

Michigan State, New Mexico men's basketball teams expect 'a high level of physicality' in second-round March Madness game in Cleveland.

The Spartans’ second-round game against New Mexico, the No. 10 seed in the South Region, will tip off at 8:40 p.m. ET at Rocket Arena in Cleveland – the second-latest game of the day. The second-round matchup will air on TNT, with Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel and Jon Rothstein on the call.

Michigan State will once again play a late-night game in the NCAA Tournament. This one is against New Mexico for a trip to the Sweet 16. The Spartans opened the tournament playing in one of the final games of the first round and they'll do the same on Sunday as the second-to-last scheduled tip time of the second round.