Greenville, S.C. — There’s something to be said about seniors not wanting their careers to end.
With just less than seven minutes to play on Friday in a first-round matchup with Davidson in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament, Michigan State’s seniors were faced with that cold, hard reality.
The Spartans had just given up an offensive rebound on a free throw – a harsh callback to last season’s overtime loss to UCLA in the First Four – and found themselves behind, 56-51. The partisan Davidson crowd was on its feet and had Bon Secours Wellness Arena buzzing.