Virginia looked like they got a huge opportunity on Saturday night, when fellow ACC school, NC State took out the #1 seed in the East.  Unfortunately for the Cavaliers, their game on Sunday was against Michigan State.

The Spartans jumped out quickly to a 15-4 lead and never looked back.   While the Cavaliers managed to close the gap through their amazing defense, the Michigan State’s defense was just as good.  And Travis Trice hit a big three pointer with about 2 and a half minutes left to give the Spartans a large enough lead to hold off Virginia.

So, for the first time since 2004, a region will have neither of its top 2 seeds in the Sweet 16.   Congratulations to Michigan State on a fantastic victory.