The Spartans Invade

The Michigan State Spartans got passed the first round and they moved on to play the Memphis Tigers. The Spartans played very well especially on defense. Adreian Payne played very well with 5 blocks, 10 rebounds, and 14 points. Derrick Nix played great as well with 8 rebounds, 4 steals, and 13 points. Gary Harris was the big time shooter for the Spartans though. He had 23 points more than all scorers this game.

Joe Jackosn played well again for the Tigers, nearly as good as against Saint Mary's. He had 7 rebounds, 3 assist, and 12 points. Geron Johnson was the real play maker though, he had 4 three's, 16 points, and 4 rebounds. Thats not all though he played good defense with 2 steals. The final score was Michigan State 70- Memphis 48.

The Spartans are now moving on to play either Duke or Creighton, who do you think till win that match up. I personally believe that Duke will win because of Seth Curry's scoring combined with Mason Plumlee's rebounding and scoring is practically unstoppable alone. Then, you have to worry about Quinn Cook's ability to steal and assist, now they are really unstoppable. That is my opinion tell yours in the comments box!

By David B.

NCAA- Day 1

The NCAA's first official day of March Madness has begun. The games that have already occurred include, Witchita State Destroying Pittsburg. Pitt ended up losing 55-73 in a slaughter. Cleanthony Early had a forward for the Witchita State Shockers had 7 rebounds and 21 points off the bench.

Butler had their first game of the tournament against Bucknell and Bucknell was taken down. The final score was 68-56. The Butler Bulldogs' Andrew Smith had 14 points and 16 rebounds. The Bucknell Bison's forward, Joe Willman, had 20 points in the downfall of his team.

Valparaiso Crusaders a 13 seed faced the Michigan State Spartans who were dominant. They won 65-54 lead by Derrick Nix who had 15 rebounds and 23 points and he was the difference maker in this game.

Te rest of the games played today will be covered later.

By David B.

Wolverines Barely Pull it Off

The Michigan Wolverines thought with only a few minutes left and their 10 point lead winding down, they thought that overtime was unavoidable. Until Trey Burke had a steal from Michigan State point guard, Keith Appling, with only 26 seconds left. Burke would finish the play with a dunk to put the Wolverines up 58-56 and 22 seconds later Derrick Nix couldn't tie the game at the stripe with only 8 seconds left. Even though he did make one. The final score would be 57-58 Wolverines.

Wooden Award candidate Trey Burke almost won this game single handedly. Since he was the only player in double figures except for Mitch McGary who had 11 points. Trey Burke had 21 and 8 assists. Trey Burke had to work especially hard because of  the fact that Nik Stauskas was only physically able to play 4 minutes.

Unlike the Wolverines the Michigan State Spartans had plenty of help from any one,as Nix had 8 rebounds and 7 points. The biggest players for the Spartans were quite obviously Adreian Payne and Gary Harris. Payne lead the Spartans in both rebounds and points with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Harris was a close second with 16 points, but only 4 rebounds.

Do you think that the Wolverines will be number one again this year? I don't. Post your answer in the comments!

By David B.

Michigan State - Michigan: Battle for Michigan

The Michigan Wolverines are working their way back up after losing their number one spot and now they are 4. They have a road block though, the Michigan State Spartans the rivals of the Wolverines are ranked 8 and they want to move up too. I think that if the Wolverines can put up a win then they can capture the number one AP poll spot.

The Wolverines have been lead by the same people all season. Sadly for the Spartans their leaders are in their starting line up, and they average over 10 points a game. Trey Burke is their biggest participator with an average of 18.2 points and over 7 assists. On top of that Tim Hardaway Jr. is also a big threat averaging 16 points and a .484 field goal percentage. Then, you have to worry about Nik Stauskas and Glenn Robinson III. Stauskas averages 12.1 points playing center and forward while Robinson III has over an 11 point average and 5.5 rebounds per game.

On the Spartans side they have a great veteran leader with Keith Appling who has an average of 14.1 poimts and 4.1 assists. Also, they have 2 strong rebounders in Branden Dawson, and Adrien Payne. Payne averages 6.8 averages plus, he has an average of 9.5 points. While Dawson averages slightly over 10 points and only 6.5 rebounds per game.

Do you think that the Wolverines will be number one in the nation if they win. I do. Post your answer in the comments!

Hoosiers Overpower Spartans

A very unexpected aspect of this game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Indiana Hoosiers would happen. Cody Zeller probably the best player on the Hoosiers would only have 9 points when he averages over 16 points.

The player that did deliver was was Victor Oladipo who would have 6 steals and 3 blocks. He is a player to look at for defensive player of the year. Plus Oladipo had 21 points and 7 rebounds. If Oladipo didn't perform as he did the outcome of this game would be outrageously different. But Oladipo had help from Jordan Hulls who made 3 three point shots which would carry the momentum for his team.


 Michigan State which is not nearly as big of a scoring team as the Hoosiers put up a fantastic fight. They would only go down 75-70. Thanks for this loss goes to Keith Appling who would have only 3 points and he leads his team in average points per game. If it wasn't for Appling who had 2 personal fouls with 8:16 left in the first half. Maybe Adreian Payne could have led the Spartans to victory, but sadly even after the center put up 18 points and 9 rebounds. The Spartans couldn't pull it off. Plus Gary Harris a teammate of Payne's had 21 points which 15 of the points were off three point shots. Branden Dawson played excellent defense with 4 steals and he had 12 points. So I bet you're wondering after how the Spartans played so well they could lose. It was because they put the Hoosiers at the line too much as they had 13 points off free throws and the Spartans only would have 5 points at the line.


By David B.