Vic Schaefer likes to refer to Teaira McCowan as an aircraft carrier on occasion, and considering the sophomore forward is 6’7” with an even longer wingspan, the comparison makes some sense. On Sunday, Schaefer had en entire fleet of ships, a set of four forwards defending their basket like carriers protect their homeland and dominating the paint with the same might and precision of a military offensive.
Mississippi State beat a talented DePaul team in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Starkville by a score of 92-71, and they did so on the backs of their forwards.