Using relentless defensive pressure and a hot-shooting second half, the Red Raiders stifled the Spartans at the Final Four and earned the right to play for a national title. Texas Tech will take on the Cavaliers at 9 p.m. Monday in Minneapolis.
Michigan State guard Cassius Winston starts the fast break during Saturday night's Final Four matchup against Texas Tech. By Des Bieler Des Bieler Sports reporter covering national topics, including fantasy football, as well as supporting coverage of D.C.-area teams Email Bio Follow April 6 at 11:07 PM No. 2 seed Michigan State, winner of the East Region, will play No. 3 Texas Tech, a first-time Final Four team out of the West Region, in Saturday’s second national semifinal.
— Pat Forde April 7, 2019 Michigan State’s Matt McQuaid, who is his team’s second-leading scorer with 12 points, suffered a lower-leg injury on a shot attempt that missed badly with 6:22 left. He limped back on the defensive end, but Texas Tech failed to make a point of isolating a player on him and missed its own shot. When the Spartans got the ball back, they called a timeout and pulled McQuaid from the game.
Texas Tech took a 45-33 lead with 11:14 to go, with Matt Mooney getting the team to that margin with a three-pointer that upped his scoring total to a game-high 17 points. Michigan State was forced to call a timeout, as its hopes of making it to the national championship game look fairly bleak, given the ferocious defense it’s facing.
Senior guard Matt Mooney led Texas Tech with nine points on 3-of-7 shooting, while the Spartans’ back court tandem of Matt McQuaid and Cassius Winston each had the same point total on a combined 6-of-15 from the field. Big man Tariq Owens made a large impact in the middle for the Red Raiders, with two blocks, four rebounds and a steal. Michigan State had a 16-14 edge in rebounding overall but may need to up that advantage to get more possessions and make up for its cavalcade of missed shots.
Matt McQuaid has gotten off to a hot start, with his Spartans ahead 14-11 lead with under 12 minutes to play in the first half. The senior guard from Duncanville, Tex., about five hours from Texas Tech’s campus, has hit three of five shots for nine points. The Red Raiders’ star player, sophomore guard Jarrett Culver, has just one point on 0-of-2 shooting.
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