At one point yesterday color commentator for CBS Len Elmore said that if Louisville was going to come back and win, the Cardinal would have to "take it away" from Michigan State. Nothing could have been more true.
At the time Elmore made those comments, Michigan State was in the process of pulling away from the top-seeded team in the Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament, and the Spartans were not looking back.
I will be one of the first to admit that when the brackets came out, Michigan State was not on my radar. In fact, I had them losing in the second round.
But the Spartans have slowly made their way through the field, knocking off one opponent after another and even knocking off defending champion Kansas. And then came Sunday.
The game of the day was supposed to be North Carolina versus Oklahoma. Hansborough versus Griffin. But Michigan State had other ideas.
Taking a three point lead into halftime, Michigan State came out in the second half and dominated the Cardinals. The Spartans handled the vaunted Louisville defense with ease and then closed out the deal by controlling the offensive boards and hitting their free throws.
Next up for Michigan State will be UConn and game-changer Hasheem Thabeet. But judging from Sunday's performance, the Spartans won't be afraid of any thing.
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