mlive.com —  ESPN analyst Digger Phelps picks the Spartans to win the national championship, but most of his colleagues would disagree. read more »
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lansingstatejournal.com —  In a way, Michigan State got going on the NCAA Tournament even before the Big Ten Tournament was finished. read more »
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statenews.com —  When Branden Dawson went down with a season-ending knee injury in the MSU men’s basketball team’s regular season finale a week and a half ago, the Spartans didn’t have much time to adjust. Four days later, MSU traveled to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Tournament without the freshman guard — who started all 31 games before tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, in a 72-70 loss to Ohio State. read more »
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statenews.com —  “Guard play is very important in the tournament,” Green said. “That’s why it’s good our guards are playing the way they’ve been playing the last week or so.” read more »
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greenthoughtsmsu.com —  In typical New York fashion, the Blackbirds have ton of confidence. LIU won the Northeast Conference Tournament for the second straight season and has won 20 of its last 22 games. A year ago, the No. 15 seed Blackbirds were within 10 points of North Carolina midway through the second half in Charlotte. But for as well as LIU can score, they give up a ton of points. The Tar Heels won the game 102-87. read more »
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podcasting.fia.net —  Izzo joins huge to talk about Thursday's game again Louisville read more »
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indeonline.com —  Anderson last played in the NBA during the 2006-07 season for the Bobcats. Turning 30 in October, he wants another shot. “I’ve played at the highest level overseas,” he said. “I’ve seen as high as you can go and made a lot of money over there. But that’s not where my heart is. Growing up as a kid, I always wanted to be in the NBA. “So I feel like I’m in my prime right now and playing at the top of my ability. I think this is the best opportunity, playing right here in the D-League.”
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freep.com —  Central Michigan star Trey Zeigler, whose father, Ernie, was fired as CMU's head coach last week, has been granted his release from school, according to collegebasketballtalk.com, and will transfer. The Recruit Scoop tweeted that Zeigler will choose from MSU, Duke, UCLA and Detroit Mercy. read more »
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espn.go.com —  Michigan State forward Draymond Green talks about battling weight issues throughout his career and maintaining focus during the NCAA tournament. Plus, Draymond explains why it's impossible for players like Anthony Davis to NOT think about the NBA. read more »
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foxsportsdetroit.com —  Michigan State and Louisville are virtually tied for No. 2 nationally, behind only Kentucky, in defensive field-goal percentage. MSU leads by a few percentage points - 37.88 percent for the Spartans' opponents to 37.90 by the Cardinals' opponents. No. 1 seed Michigan State has allowed just 59.4 points per game this season. No. 4 seed Louisville is giving up 61.1. read more »
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mlive.com —  After learning Dawson had papers to finish, Izzo decided the freshman wouldn’t travel. Doctors had also told Izzo it wasn’t ideal for Dawson to make the four-hour flight because of the knee. “He has to get his work done,” Izzo said. “Missing another four days isn’t going to help.” read more »
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noise.typepad.com —  Chane Behanan, the freshman forward who gets to guard Draymond Green tomorrow night, has me excited for this MSU-Louisville game. read more »
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spartansportsnetwork.com —  Draymond Green, Austin Thornton and Keith Appling talked to the media after MSU's arrival in Phoenix read more »
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spartansportsnetwork.com —  Tom Izzo met with the media in Phoenix to talk about MSU's Sweet 16 match up with Louisville read more »
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spartannation.com —  I wouldn’t call the Louisville Cardinals and their Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino intimidated. What I would call them is acutely aware of Big Ten Player of the Year and potential college basketball player of the year Draymond Green. They know all about him and he is square in the middle of their thinking process on how to beat Michigan State on Thursday. read more »
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