Michigan State's Kenny Goins, Matt McQuaid, and Cassius Winston talk about preparing for the FInal Four. Matt Charboneau, The Detroit News
East Lansing — The first reactions came as the bus pulled up to the Breslin Center.
Michigan State’s players and coaches saw the parking lot was packed, as if another basketball game was taking place inside.
Their eyes, collectively, opened wide.
It was April 1, and the clock was churning its way toward 1 a.m. On that bus were the Spartans, fresh off their victory over top-seeded Duke on Sunday afternoon in the NCAA Tournament.