LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) - it was not the tournament victory that Michigan State is looking to go to a dozen years now. Who went further with a disappointing loss in the semifinals.
A good team beat a tight match at least has some the sting off.
Kalin Lucas gained 29 points and keyed to a gathering of the second half, help second Spartan recovery 76-71 No. 13 Washington victory in the third place of the invitation of Maui Wednesday game.
"It was out and get a win like this, especially after the loss we took last night," said Michigan State before Draymond Green, who had 12 points and six rebounds.
Michigan State (4-1) was reduced by 10 after a first half turnover-filled but charged back behind Lucas. Senior guard scored seven points during 18-5 opening run that put the Spartans 52-49 and throws free game-sealing two successes in the closing seconds after injuring his knee just a few minutes earlier.
Lucas lingered on the ground after Justin Holiday in Washington are fallen on his left knee late in the game, but returned to the game quickly, and finished with a flourish, 9-de-13 on the ground with four 3-pointers in shooting.
"I've dived for a loose ball and they hit me type on my knee", said Lucas. "My knee is fine. I not really know what I did for elle.Ce kind of hurts a bit, doctors looked at, but I am fine.»
Washington (3-2) had a decent day offensively, beautifully shot during the first half after a slow to follow with the Spartans in a second signature. Huskies just could not obtain judgments, especially in the segment to a second straight defeat difficult.
Matt Bryan-Amaning led Washington with 15 points and Isaiah Thomas added 13 and six passes.
"We are obviously very, very disappointed", said the coach Lorenzo Romar Washington. "We have many great hopes in the tournament and we will give 1-2.
Accompanied by Lucas great early run in the second half and kept tir.Washington kept replying and the back-and-forth was filled with 3-pointers, hard drives and dunks in transition.
Durrell Summers the State of Michigan, 1-for-9 at the time, hit consecutive 3-pointers to the Spartans up to 72-68, with a little more than a minute to gauche.Thomas replied with a difficult spin-off-the-glass against three defenders of a few seconds later and Huskies obtained the ball when green slipped on the floor and outside limits.
Green then fouled Bryan-Amaning, which is just 1 to 2 free throws with 13 seconds left. The Huskies were forced to soiling and Korie Lucious is free to make a set of three points, then sealed Lucas throws it with two free throws after Chief Wilcox of Washington shot a 3 pointer face at the other end.
"Really, really difficult to have a few hours to prepare for the State of Michigan," said Romar. "" """They run their offence with great precision.
Michigan State struggled in the first round against Chaminade tiny before it and lost a physical game brutally Connecticut classified in the semi-finals.
Loss for the Huskies will certainly hit the low ranking Spartans and continued their struggle tournament playoffs non-séries.
State of Michigan has done in the spring, winning a national championship in 2000 and to reach the Final Four six times in 12 years, including the last two.
When it comes to tournaments in the season in East Lansing, the Spartans seem only to things.
State of Michigan is currently on a drought of championship-less than 13 years with loss of Maui, Alaska, Kansas City and Puerto Rico between autres.Les elderly this year has lost in the final at the EPC classic, the first round of the 2008 Old Spice classic and final year 2007 legends classic last.
Connecticut completed the game, leaving the Spartans hope to regroup entry on strong loss against another talented team.
They have dared, but just recovery, what could be a really difficult weekend.
"We showed some characters because it was not easy," said Michigan State coach Tom Izzo. "We had yesterday difficult loss in a game driven by stretching and think we might have gagné.Il is disappointing not win the tournament but no mistake, there are three teams here think are as good that we are going to deal with throughout the year.»
It could help the Spartans at the end of the year, when they appear step have disturbances of the tournament.
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