The month of March usually belongs to Michigan State and Tom Izzo, but today it was about the “little man.” Kansas State point guard Markquis Nowell might be listed as 5’8″ but his play was much larger.
Nowell and the Wildcats needed an extra five minutes to put away the Spartans but they were up to the challenge under first-year head coach Jerome Tang. Nowell led the way for Kansas State with 20 points, 5 steals, and an NCAA record 19 assists. Keyontae Johnson led KSU in scoring with 22 points.
Mr. New York City helped send KSU to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2018. With a win over the winner of Tennessee-Florida Atlantic winner and they will reach the Final Four for the first time since 1964.
Michigan State certainly pushed their opponents to the limit behind the effort of AJ Hoggard, who scored 25 points and handed out 6 assists. Joey Hauser dropped another 18 points with plenty coming from deep.
As usual, Twitter was buzzing after a tremendous game that ended 98-93.
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