Couch: 3 quick takes column on Michigan State basketball's 67-63 loss to UConn in the Sweet 16
Graham Couch breaks down the Spartans' performance in a 67-63 loss against UConn on Friday night in the Sweet 16 with three quick takes.
1. A nightmare, an epic comeback, and just not quite enough for MSU WASHINGTON — Well, that was the nightmare for Michigan State’s basketball team. That they couldn’t make shots early.
That Connecticut couldn’t miss early. That it would take way too long for the Spartans to settle in and resemble themselves. That it would be a bad matchup, a team of a different class.
Then MSU woke up. And decided not to go gently into that good night. What was nearly the greatest comeback in MSU NCAA tournament history will be a tough defeat to stomach — because of how they started, missed opportunities later, and because they were right there and couldn’t close the deal, like a few other times this season agains elite competition.
They were good enough to win, but also maybe a player away. And UConn was definitely good enough, too, hitting big shots time and time again when MSU pulled close or, briefly, ahead. The 67-63 final was a just score.
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