GREENVILLE, S.C. — A little more than five minutes stood between Michigan State basketball and the Sweet 16.
And a Duke roster full of potential NBA draft picks, led by the winningest coach in college basketball history.
When Marcus Bingham Jr. hit two free throws with 5:10 to play at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, the Spartans built a five-point lead to equal their biggest of Sunday’s second-round NCAA tournament game. Then Mike Krzyzewski’s Blue Devils exerted their physical advantages — powering and plowing through MSU’s defense with strength and finesse to score at the rim, hitting a pair of well-contested 3-pointers, pestering and frustrating Tom Izzo’s offense with their length.