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DETROIT — Tom Izzo furiously lashed out at Miles Bridges for not going to the ball and sent his sophomore forward to the bench. That woke up Michigan State's star. And it sent him into another gear. When Bridges returned, he threw down a thunderous, one-handed, put-back dunk off a Nick Ward miss. He attacked the…
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Michigan State doesn't have to stray far during the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans' goal in their opener is to avoid going home with another shocking defeat. The last time the Spartans had a high seed, 15th-seeded Middle Tennessee State blindsided them in one of the biggest upsets in tournament history two seasons…
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Tarik Phillip had 16 points off the bench to lead five double-figure scorers and No. 4 seed West Virginia outlasted No. 13 Bucknell 86-80 in an NCAA Tournament first-round game Thursday at KeyBank Center. Esa Ahmad and Lamont West each scored 15 points, Nathan Adrian tallied 12 and Jevon Carter had 11 for…
