Michigan State won a share of the Big Ten regular season title, then won the Big Ten Tournament and earned a No. 1 seed. The Spartans looked nothing like the team that accomplished all that Thursday, falling 57-44 to No. 4-seed Louisville in a West Regional semifinal in Phoenix, Ariz. From the onset, MSU’s offense … Continue Reading →
With just under four minutes left, time is running out for Michigan State, which trails Louisville 46-38 in tonight’s West Regional semifinal in Phoenix, Ariz. Brandon Wood hit back-to-back buckets for the Spartans to cut the deficit from 13 to eight, but Derrick Nix came back down and proceeded to get eaten alive again by … Continue Reading →
With 7:49 to play, Michigan State is on the verge of becoming the first No. 1 seed eliminated from the 2012 NCAA Tournament , trailing Louisville 42-31 in Phoenix, Ariz. After Louisville went up 35-25, the Spartans went on a 6-0 run to pull it within four, but then proceeded to hand Louisville the ball … Continue Reading →
Peyton Siva had all day to throw it down as he was on the receiving end of an alley-oop. Then Michigan State threw it into a turnover on the inbound, leading to two free throws as Louisville built a 35-25 lead with 12:57 to play in the second half of Thursday’s West Regional semifinal game … Continue Reading →
The offense hasn’t gotten much better for Michigan State to start the second half as Louisville leads 29-23 at the first media timeout. Keith Appling opened the half with a triple for MSU but Louisville came right back down and scored and has been able to increase its lead from five to six, despite only … Continue Reading →
On the game broadcast, former Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller said it best when he said, “We knew this was going to be a defensive struggle, but this is a real ugly basketball offensively.” That was the first half was of Thursday’s West Regional semifinal between No. 1 seed Michigan State and No. 4 seed … Continue Reading →
In what could become a disturbing trend for Michigan State, Louisville’s outside touch hasn’t cooled off as the Cardinals lead 20-15 with just under four minutes left in the first half. Louisville is 6-for-12 from 3-point range after shooting 31 percent from deep on the season. Even center Gorgui Dieng is getting in on the … Continue Reading →
Despite shooting 5-for-20, Louisville leads Michigan State 14-11 through 13 minutes of tonight’s Sweet Sixteen game in Louisville. MSU’s shooting has been equally dreadful. The Spartans are just 3-for-13 from the field, including 1-for-8 from 3-point range. Brandon Wood has missed all four of his shots, all 3-pointers. Louisville, though, is starting to get rolling. … Continue Reading →
Both Michigan State and Louisville look a little jumpy early of tonight’s Sweet Sixteen game in Phoenix, Ariz. The Spartans lead 5-3 through the first five minutes. MSU senior Draymond Green missed his first three shots, two completely missing the rim, but hit a mid-range jumper to put MSU up 5-3. Austin Thornton opened the … Continue Reading →
We are getting closer to tip for tonight’s Sweet Sixteen game between Michigan State and Louisville at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix, Ariz. Game-time is slated for 7:47 p.m. The game will be televised by TBS. The Spartans got here with two wins last weekend in Columbus, Ohio. The No. 1-seed Spartans knocked off Long … Continue Reading →