Sophomore A.J. Hoggard (11) prepares to shoot the ball during Michigan State's win over the Davidson Wildcats on March 18, 2022. — Photo by Rahmya Trewern | The ...
We stayed in the center ring and we kept fighting. Davidson was left staggered and MSU pounced to deliver the sealing blow. We stayed in the center ring and we kept fighting. This time, Hoggard came to a jump stop underneath the basket with Brajkovic looming over him and swung the ball under the Austrian’s arm to Brown in the corner, who drilled the three to give MSU the lead. “I was just trying to be aggressive and help towards our run,” Hoggard said. After the second layup, Hoggard took the inbounds pass coast-to-coast in seven seconds and finished another contested layup to make it a one-possession game.
Davidson won 27 games this season, as well as the Atlantic 10 regular-season title. But the Wildcats fell short by a point to Michigan State in the NCAA ...
That allowed Davidson to leap slightly ahead of Michigan State in a game that was close all the way. The Wildcats made the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2018 and won the Atlantic 10 regular-season championship. Still, Michigan State showed its superior depth, playing 10 players in the first half and leading by one thanks to Hauser’s 12 first-half points. Davidson also got some sorely needed points in the second half from Brajkovic, the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, who used a variety of old-school post moves to make his first five shots of the half. “We got into the center of the thing and we fought. The nation’s leading free-throw shooter (93.4 percent coming in) ended up having a respectable game, though, with 12 points, six rebounds, four assists and just one turnover. A furious comeback attempt ended a point short when, after a Hyunjung Lee three-pointer with 0.5 seconds to go, Michigan State successfully inbounded the ball to seal the win. Michigan State, a No. 7 seed, trailed 56-51 with 6:51 to go after a Brajkovic layup. We stayed in the center ring and we kept fighting. March Madness eventually turns into March sadness for 67 of the 68 teams in the NCAA men’s tournament. I had the best four years of my whole life. The Wildcats have come close repeatedly but haven’t won an NCAA tournament game since 2008, when Steph Curry fueled a Davidson squad that was one shot away from making the Final Four. There have been a lot of near-misses in the ensuing 14 years, and this was one of the most painful.
Even before Michigan State and Davidson played a 74-73 game where the Spartans outlasted a potential upset, there was a tremendous amount of respect between ...
Michigan State forward Joey Hauser had his best game of the season, scoring 27 points on 9-of-12 shooting and adding eight rebounds. Even before Michigan State and Davidson played a 74-73 game where the Spartans outlasted a potential upset, there was a tremendous amount of respect between the two teams. Davidson battled back to throw a scare into the Spartans down the stretch, but didn't quite have the juice to finish things off.
“I thought it was a little bit of a roller-coaster,” Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo said. The Spartans survived regardless, getting a career-high 27 points from ...
“I thought we had a really good plan offensively, so I felt really confident in that,” Hauser said. They just couldn't extend their push to claim their first tournament win since the Stephen Curry-led run to the Elite Eight in 2008. Seeded seventh in the West Region, Michigan State (23-12) had to wrestle away control of a tight game against the Wildcats in the second half. The Wildcats lost to Richmond in the A-10 tournament final but did enough to earn the second at-large tournament bid in program history. We were not on the mat. “We were not on the ropes.
Michigan State basketball and Davidson battled back and forth but ultimately the Spartans came out on top. What did we learn?
He was an offensive threat and made some big shots down the stretch to make sure the Spartans were able to overcome Davidson. After having his best game as a Spartan in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals in which he had 17 points, 10 assists, and no turnovers, he stepped up to score 14, three rebounds, and two assists with two turnovers. Down five points late in the second half, Michigan State basketball needed a run to really put Davidson away and the Spartans did just that, going on a 10-0 run which essentially put the game out of reach.
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"I thought we had a really good plan offensively, so I felt really confident in that," Hauser said. They just couldn't extend their push to claim their first tournament win since the Stephen Curry-led run to the Elite Eight in 2008. The Wildcats lost to Richmond in the A-10 tournament final but did enough to earn the second at-large tournament bid in program history. Seeded seventh in the West Region, Michigan State (23-12) had to wrestle away control of a tight game against the Wildcats in the second half. We were not on the mat. "We were not on the ropes.