NCAA tournament: No. 5 Michigan State edges No. 4 Maryland, 85-83, on buzzer-beating shot

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Korie Lucious hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to cap a frantic finish and give injury-depleted Michigan State an 85-83 victory over Maryland today in Spokane, Wash., in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

After star guard Kalin Lucas went down with an Achilles’ tendon injury, the Spartans blew a 15-point lead in the second half. Greivis Vasquez’s basket put fourth-seeded Maryland ahead, 83-82, with six 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 three-pointer just in time, setting off a wild celebration as jubilant Spartans players streamed off the bench.

No. 5-seeded Michigan State advances to play ninth-seeded Northern Iowa in the Midwest Regional semifinals in St. Louis. The Panthers pulled off the most stunning upset of the tournament Saturday, beating top-seeded Kansas, 69-67.

-- Associated Press

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