The Michigan State Spartans made sure that the Big 10 at least sends one team to the Sweet 16.<\/p>\n
Marquette kept coming back and the Spartans kept pulling away.\u00a0 With 3 1\/2 minutes left in the game, Marquette made it a one point game from the free throw line.\u00a0 But then MSU’s Tyson Walker drove to the basket and scored.\u00a0 And then MSU’s AJ Hoggard drove to the basket and scored.\u00a0 Then, MSU got a key offensive rebound, which led to Tyson Walker getting into the lane and hitting a jumper.\u00a0 And the Spartans had built their lead back to 7 with about 80 seconds to play.<\/p>\n
With around 40 seconds, Walker made a steal at half court and took it to the basket with a dunk that would wrap up the game.\u00a0 Michigan State would knock off the 2 seed in the East with a 69-60 victory.<\/p>\n
With that, the East region is suddenly 3 seed Kansas State, 4 seed Tennessee, 7 seed Michigan State and the winner of the 9 seed Florida Atlantic \/ 16 seed FDU game.\u00a0 It also means that 4 of the 8 best teams in college basketball will not make it out of the first weekend.\u00a0 We have lost the Big 12 regular season champion, the Big 10 regular season and tournament champion, the Pac 12 tournament champion, and the Big East regular season and tournament champion.\u00a0 Which is funny, because if Florida Atlantic beats Cinderella FDU, the only double digit seed to advance to the Sweet 16 will be 15 seed Princeton.<\/p>\n
When I started handicapping this game, especially with the tight line, I thought to myself, I should lock the Big East champion.\u00a0 The Big 10 is falling apart like it usual does.\u00a0 Marquette has played so awesome to end the season.\u00a0 It seems like an easy win.\u00a0 And then, something that I have learned for so many years came to my head.\u00a0 I still picked Marquette, but I didn’t lock the game – and that is because…….<\/p>\n
NEVER bet against Tom Izzo in March.\u00a0 Based on an article from 247 Sports, this is Michigan State’s 13th Sweet 16 since 2000.\u00a0 The only schools that have that many are Kansas (13) and Duke (15).\u00a0 Whenever you think the Spartans are done, Izzo’s teams find a way to win again.\u00a0 Watch out Madison Square Garden – the Spartans are coming to town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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