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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Texas Tech's stingy defense smothers Michigan State in a 61-51 win to reach the national title game. The Red Raiders turned the Spartans' game against them with a bruising performance in the Final Four.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan State endured more Final Four disappointment on Saturday night with a loss to Texas Tech in the national semifinals. The Spartans have made it to the NCAA Tournament's final weekend six times since hoisting coach Tom Izzo's only trophy in 2000. This time, they were beaten by a bunch of Red Raiders who outplayed the Spartans at their own game.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Mooney matched his career high with 22 points and the Texas Tech defense did the rest in a 61-51 victory over Michigan State in the Final Four. The Red Raiders will face Virginia on Monday in search of their first national title.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Guy made three free throws with 0.6 seconds left on a disputed foul and Virginia pulled off its second small miracle of the NCAA Tournament, beating Auburn 63-62 to advance to the national championship game for the first time in school history. Auburn had erased a 10-point deficit in the final five minutes and 62-60 after Guy made an off-balance 3 with 7.6 seconds left.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Virginia holds its poise in face of long odds to beat Auburn 63-62 in the Final Four. The Cavaliers withstood the Tigers' late rally and won it on Kyle Guy's 3 free throws with 0.6 seconds left.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Virginia is moving on to the national championship game after a disputed late whistle set up Kyle Guy's winning free throws with 0.6 seconds left against Auburn. Samir Doughty was called for bumping Guy's thigh as Guy launched a desperation 3-pointer with the Cavaliers down two points late. Guy hit all three free throws for the 63-62 win in the national semifinals, setting off jubilation for Virginia fans and fury for Auburn supporters, some of whom were escorted out by police.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Freshman cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. intercepted starting quarterback Joe Burrow to highlight a strong performance at the LSU spring game. Stingley was the 2018 Gatorade Player of the Year in Louisiana and LSU's highest-profile recruit when he signed as an early enrollee last December. Orgeron describes Stingley as "phenomenal" and says he also will "make a difference" as the Tigers' No. 1 punt returner.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina freshman quarterback Ryan Hilinski passed for 206 yards in the team's spring game Saturday. Hilinski is the younger brother of the late Tyler Hilinski, the Washington State quarterback who committed suicide last year. The younger Hilinski is battling for the Gamecocks" backup spot behind senior quarterback Jake Bentley, who played the first series of each half before heading to the sidelines. Reserve quarterback Jay Ulrich threw for a touchdown and caught another.
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