Detroit -- Braedon Bayer never expected to be the hero in an NCAA Tournament game.
The Syracuse junior had played in just eight games all season. He was a transfer, who had started his college career at Grinnell College, a Division III school in Iowa. He had come to Syracuse as a walk-on, but was awarded a scholarship this past December after Geno Thorpe left the team.
"Honestly, no chance ever,'' Bayer said. "I couldn't have ever imagined this.''
Bayer played a critical role in Syracuse's 55-53 win over Michigan State in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday.