Korie Lucious hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send Michigan State to the Sweet Sixteen. Michigan State survived a late rally and beat Maryland 85-83. Lucious scored 13 points off the bench, and filled a huge void for Michigan State when they lost their star point guard.
Michigan State showed flashes of why they have a legit shot to make a second consecutive Final Four appearance building a 16 point lead. Durrell Summers added 26 points and Raymar Morgan finished his career with 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
A scary sight for Michigan State fans, as they saw their All-American point guard Kalin Lucas go down with an apparent Achilles injury. Lucas went down after trying to turn to run back down the court with 2 minutes left in the first half. This is the second time this season that Lucas has gone down with an ankle injury.
Michigan State now has to face the fact that they may be without Lucas for the rest of their run in the NCAA tournament. Against Maryland they blew a 16-point lead in the 2nd half after the game seemed out of reach.
Lucious may have to step up big time when Michigan State takes on Northern Iowa in the Sweet Sixteen.
The Maryland loss marks the end of the career of senior Greivis Vasquez. The Venezuela native almost led Maryland to a come from behind victory. His floater over Michigan State's Raymar Morgan put Maryland up 83-82 with 6.6 seconds to go.
Vasquez finished with 26 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals.
The 2009-10 ACC Player of the Year came through when his team needed him most. Honestly I will miss Vasquez in the college game. I love the kid's cocky demeanor and his love and passion for the game of basketball. He is the type of player that I would want on my team as he pushes his teammates to do their best at all times.
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