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Consensus on Michigan basketball: Look out next year
Less than 24 hours after the end of the Michigan basketball team's season, the Wolverines, media members and fans all have agreed on one thing.Just wait until next year.With the Wolverines likely returning all their ...
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Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo, left, talks with Korie Lucious during a practice session for the NCAA Midwest Regional college basketball tournament Thursday, March 25, 2010, in St. Louis.
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Michigan State has put the glass slipper on the unlikely belle of the NCAA ball before, so as Northern Iowa entered the Sweet Sixteen this week, the Spartans had a template from which to draw.
David Mayo of the Grand Rapids Press provides this trip down memory lane from MSU's loss to George Mason four years ago and previews the Spartans' matchup against this year's Cinderella.
Meanwhile, Kalin Lucas is not yet ready to rule out a jump to the NBA despite his Achilles' rupture, according to Joe Rexrode of the Lansing State Journal.
- This is Cinderella's year, says Jay Mariotti of Fanhouse.com.
- Turner, Diebler lead Ohio State past Georgia Tech and into the Sweet Sixteen.
- Syracuse is healthy and looks like a title contender again. Stewart Mandel, SI.com.
- Day 4 of the Wall Street Journal's NCAA tournament diary.
- Spartans stun Terps at buzzer, ESPN.com.
- Cornell continues its run, ravages Bagers, SI.com.
- No one credits elder statesman Patrick Patterson with Kentucky’s resurgence, which is just fine by him writes John DeShazier of The Times-Picayune.
- Northern Iowa didn't want to just shut down Sherron Collins, they wanted to shut him up writes Sean Keeler of the Des Moines Register.
- One Kansas team came through Saturday, as Kansas State booked its first trip to the Sweet 16 in since 1988.
- The Huskies' blowout of New Mexico has Steve Kelley of the Seattle Times asking, why not Washington?
- Before Butler could get good, it had to get tough writes SI.com's Ann Killion.
- Omar Samhan warned Villanova to double team him or 'they'd get 30' writes Andy Glockner of SI.com...the Wildcats should have listened.
- Of the 4.8 million to submit brackets to ESPN.com, guess how many picked NIU?
- CBSSports.com columnist Mike Freeman doesn't know what to think of Tennessee.
- Villanova's struggles continued as St. Mary's improved its all-time NCAA tournament record to 4-0.
- Omar Samhan's 32 points in St. Mary's win may have helped his draft stock, but it hurt his mother's bracket.
- Butler did it, defeating Murray St. and advancing to the Sweet 16 for the first time in four years.
- Healthcare may be a work in progress, but President Obama's bracket is about as good as it gets.
- It's not just blue chippers enjoying the spotlight at the NCAA tourney, writes Hannah Karp of the Wall Street Journal.
- Forget Thursday's upsets, Pat Forde has the both favored Kansas squads in tonight's matchups.Â
- FRIDAY AFTERNOON UPDATES
- Minnesota can't keep up with Xavier and bows out.Â
- After slow start, John Beilein's former team blows out Morgan State.
- No. 12 seed Cornell dominates Temple, 78-65.
- St. John's fires Norm Roberts after NIT exit.
- No disrespect, but New Mexico State isn't conceding game to Spartans.
- Purdue finds its way to win over Siena, despite missing Robbie Hummel.
EVENING UPDATES- SI.com has a nice presentation of the biggest first-round upsets in NCAA tournament history.
- Syracuse will be without Arinze Onuaku in Friday's first-round game against Vermont. ESPN.com.
- Butler keeps winning streak intact, knocks out UTEP. The Associated Press.
- Jimmer Fredette scores 37 in double-overtime win over Florida. The Associated Press.
- Saint Mary's beats Richmond, earns 1st tournament win since 1959. The Associated Press.
- Georgetown falls to Ohio, 97-83
- Day 1 wrapup from FoxNews.com
- New Mexico struggles, holds off Montana
AFTERNOON UPDATES- Villanova had officiating help in escaping from the clutches of a major upset. Chris Chase, Yahoo.com.
- No. 13 Murray State pulls off the upset of the day, beating Vandy. The Associated Press.
- Former Michigan players Anthony Wright, C.J. Lee and David Merritt joined AnnArbor.com during Michael Rothstein's live chat of the NCAA Tournament. Here's the recap.
- BYU uses 3-pointers to knock out Florida in double-overtime. ESPN.com.
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