MSU hopes lessons from Wisconsin loss aid NCAAs run

CHICAGO – They’d still be talking about the three-pointer Michigan State freshman Lourawls (Tum Tum) Nairn pulled out of nowhere Sunday — a no-hesitation swish to end a 14-2 Wisconsin run and give the Spartans a 62-60 lead with 3:45 left in regulation of Sunday’s Big Ten tournament championship game.

And there’d be a place in the vault for Denzel Valentine’s nasty crossover dribble and step-back bomb with 1:10 left, tying the game at 67. And heavy replays of Travis Trice, on a day when shots were scarce, darting into the lane and getting a floater to fall with 44 seconds left for a 69-67 lead. - Read more at Freep.com