MSU getting it handed it to them
This is a complete beatdown with 5:19 to go. I was expecting a loss but not to this degree. It seems the talent just isn't there for them to compete.
March 18th, 2011 at 12:03 AM ^
Down goes Sparty.
March 18th, 2011 at 12:17 AM ^
Another spartan loss, another angry group of fans whos only explanation for the loss is..... BLAME THE REFS. And apparently from reading a few thread topics things are already being set on fire.
March 18th, 2011 at 12:17 AM ^
SPARTY...NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
MUWAHAHAHAHAH GO BLUE BABY!!!
March 18th, 2011 at 12:17 AM ^
Well, let's hope that all that talk about MSU and PSU having an easier draw than us wasn't actually true...
March 18th, 2011 at 12:20 AM ^
Sadly, it is. PSU choked and MSU was too far down. We're better than both of those teams by a pretty significant margin though.
How did PSU choke? They lost one of their better players early in the 2nd half and the game with Temple was back and forth the whole way, they got beat by an awkward leaning buzzer beater. Devastating loss, but I think they played well.
MIchigan State on the other hand...pretty pathetic performance for 30 minutes of that game, really sums up their season.
Having a defensive breakdown like that, it looked like Fernandez had a pretty clean look to the basket. I'd call that small lapse with a few seconds left a choke, although to even have a game to that point was impressive (considering that Brooks was out).
I don't think you can count a 10 seed losing to a 7 late in a close game a choke. A tough loss, but considering PSU wasn't even in the tourney discussion two weeks ago, taking a good Temple team to the end is pretty impressive.
March 18th, 2011 at 10:26 AM ^
I don't think it was a defensive breakdown so much as it's just a bad matchup for them and they had no answer for Fernandez all day. They stopped his initial look, so he used his pivot, stepped through and took an awkward leaning jumper and drained it. I think it was ok defense, just better offense and a clutch play by Temple. Completely irrelevant obviously, I just thought "choke" was a little harsh.
March 18th, 2011 at 12:24 AM ^
OMG Why is that team considered good in the last four years, they NEVER WON ANYTHING!
To be fair, they at least won a share of 2 of the last 3 B10 regular season titles. Again, nothing spectacular and certainly not the elite juggernaut they have been painted, but they still have fielded some good teams over the past 4 years.
March 18th, 2011 at 12:56 AM ^
Get the F*** off my bracket!
One and done. Michigan needs a W tomorrow. Keep going and the msu fans can watch it.
I was at an MSU alumni bar in Denver during the game. The look of pain and suffering on the MSU fans faces made my evening.
March 18th, 2011 at 10:24 AM ^
This is probably one of the best / worst threads I've ever read. Way to get at it, OP