=== Lucious beats buzzer to lift Michigan State over Maryland ===
Spokane, WA (Sports Network) - Korie Lucious hit a three-pointer from the top
of the arc just before the buzzer sounded to give Michigan State an 85-83 win
over Maryland in the second round of the Midwest Region of the NCAA
Tournament.
Lucious' layup with 2:09 remaining appeared to give Michigan State (26-8) a
comfortable 80-71 lead before Maryland (24-9) came back with a vengeance.
Greivis Vasquez got the Terrapins going with a three-point play and steal
that led to a layup by Sean Mosley to make it an 80-76 game with 1:48 left.
MSU was unable to handle Maryland's trapping defense and Vasquez drained a
corner three to cut the deficit to one. Following a Delvon Roe turnover,
Vasquez again stepped up and hit a short jumper to put the Terps ahead 81-80
with 39 seconds to play, but Draymond Green answered with a bucket to put the
Spartans back in front with 22 seconds left.
Vasquez again gave his squad the lead after hitting another short jumper with
6.6 seconds left before the exciting finish. MSU went the length of the floor
and got the ball to......