No. 22 UConn drops 64-60 thriller vs. Michigan State
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — A.J. Hoggard hit the go-in advance no cost throws with thirty.3 seconds remaining and Michigan Point out scored the game’s remaining nine points to push past No. 22 Connecticut sixty four-sixty in Thursday’s Struggle 4 Atlantis semifinals.
Gabe Brown scored 16 points for the Spartans (five-one), who blew a fourteen-place lead before halftime and shot just 32% after the break.
But Michigan Point out did sufficient to take back momentum after the Huskies had long gone up sixty-55 with one:forty one remaining and ultimately secure a place in Friday’s championship activity.
It was an additional tense finish for both teams after their very first-spherical video games had a lot of late-activity drama — which include two extra periods for the Huskies in a draining a hundred and fifteen-109 win versus No. 19 Auburn. But Michigan State’s defense arrived up with multiple vital stops late, holding the Huskies to one-for-nine shooting in the remaining 3 minutes.
The remaining one particular arrived with the Huskies (five-one) having a opportunity to tie. But after a very long extend of dribbling, Jalen Gaffney managed to fire up a rough straightaway 3 that fell short of almost everything.
Adama Sonogo had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Huskies, while Tyrese Martin included 16 points and twelve boards despite getting unsure to play since of a sprained remaining wrist suffered in the Auburn win.
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UConn: Wednesday’s a hundred and fifteen-109 win versus the Tigers was a March-esque thriller, but regrouping from it to play all over again in a lot less than 24 hours was a significant obstacle. It didn’t aid that UConn didn’t have forward Isaiah Whaley, who sat out after fainting briefly adhering to a forty three-minute effort and hard work in the Auburn activity. UConn missed 15 of its very first 18 photographs, then recovered to go up 7 with 4:44 remaining before fading late.
Michigan Point out: Factors weren’t uncomplicated for the Spartans in the very first spherical, either. They needed an alley-oop dunk by Marcus Bingham Jr. with 3.4 seconds remaining to beat Loyola Chicago. This time, they overcame a blown lead and then a surge from the Huskies for an additional tight win versus an NCAA Tournament workforce from previous year.
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UConn: The Huskies will play in Friday’s 3rd-put activity versus the VCU-Baylor loser.
Michigan Point out: The Spartans superior to Friday’s championship activity to deal with the VCU-Baylor winner.
