Terps NCAA Tournament Blog
SPOKANE, Wash. -
Korie Lucious hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cap a frenetic finish and give Michigan State an 85-83 victory over Maryland on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Maryland overcame a 16-point deficit in the second half, led by Greivis Vasquez's 26 points. Vasquez's basket put Maryland ahead 83-82 with 6 seconds left, but Michigan State inbounded immediately and pushed up the floor.
The ball went to Lucious at the top of the key and he drained a 3 just in time, spoiling the Maryland comeback.
Vasquez sparked the late comeback by scoring nine of Maryland's final 11 points in the last two minutes.
The drama started when Durrell Summers went out with his fourth foul with 6:19 left and MSU holding a 74-64 lead. A 3-pointer by Eric Hayes and a layup by Adrian Bowie pulled Maryland within 78-71 with 3:59 left. Maryland missed on its next possession, and the Spartans worked time off the clock before Lucious scored for an 80-71 lead with 2:05 to go.
Vasquez scored quickly on the other end and sank the foul shot to make it 80-74.
Then, Maryland's press paid off. Vasquez, the ACC player of the year, stole an inbounds pass and Sean Mosley made a layup to make it 80-76. The Terrapins' Cliff Tucker stole the ball on the next possession and Vasquez hit a 3 from the left corner to cut it to 80-79 with 1:19 left.
Tucker stole the ball again and Vasquez made a runner over Delvon Roe to give Maryland an 81-80 lead with 31 seconds left, its first since the opening minutes.
Draymond Green scored with 20 seconds remaining to put the Spartans up by one. But Vasquez scored again, setting up the final sequence.
Hayes tallied 18 points and Landon Milbourne had 11. Jordan Williams recorded his second consecutive double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
The Associated Press contributed to this recap.