GREENVILLE, S.C. — They all had their moments all season. And as Michigan State basketball tried to claw back Sunday night against Duke, they each took turns delivering big plays.
Gabe Brown bombing away from outside. A.J. Hoggard and Tyson Walker attacking from the top. Marcus Bingham Jr. playing perhaps the most passionate and possessed stretch of his career.
In the end, the seventh-ranked Spartans ran out of answers against the talent-rich Blue Devils. Instead of wilting — as coach Mike Krzyzewski’s team had much of the season — his players used their physical gifts to push No.