Michigan State end Virginia's NCAA Tournament hopes again
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Version 0 of 1. Travis Trice scored 23 points, and Michigan State knocked second-seeded Virginia out of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, 60-54 on Sunday. Branden Dawson added 15 points and nine rebounds for the seventh-seeded Spartans, who advanced to the Sweet 16 for the seventh time in the last eight seasons under coach Tom Izzo. The Spartans will play the winner of the Oklahoma-Dayton game in Syracuse on Friday. With top seed Villanova having lost Saturday, it is the first time a No1 and 2 seed from the same region didn’t advance to the Sweet 16 since Kentucky and Gonzaga in 2004. The Spartans stole a page from last year’s regional semifinal win, limiting the Cavaliers to 29.8% shooting. Virginia finished 2 of 17 from three-point range. Last year, the Spartans upset the top-seeded Cavaliers in the regional semi-final by holding Virginia to 35.1% shooting. The Cavaliers (30-4) were led by Anthony Gill’s 11 points and Darion Atkins’ 10 points and 14 rebounds. |