ROUND 1 RESULTS
West Region
#3 Michigan State Spartans (2000) vs #14 Utah Utes (1997)
Michigan State starters: PG Charlie Bell; SG Jason Richardson; SF Morris Peterson; PF Aloysius Anagonye; C Andre Hutson
Utah starters: PG Andre Miller; SG Drew Hansen; SF Jeff Johnsen; PF Keith Van Horn; C Michael Doleac
Michigan State scored off the tip off, but then Utah went ahead 10-5. The Spartans then scored the next 22 points to go up 27-10 with 7 minutes remaining in the first half. Utah had hit just 4 of 16 shots and made 10 turnovers at that point while Michigan State held a 13-7 rebounding advantage. The Utes finally got their act together again but the Spartans continued scoring also and the half ended with the Spartans on top 45-29. Michigan State outshot Utah 55% to 38%. Utah’s Keith Van Horn and the Spartans Andre Hutson each were sidled with 3 personal fouls.
With their entire starting five pretty much equally contributing, the Spartans maintained a 14-23 point lead throughout the 2nd half. The final score was Michigan State—89, Utah—68.
Top scorers for Michigan State were Charlie Bell and Morris Peterson with 14 points each (Peterson also pulled down 10 boads and Bell had 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals) with Jason Richardson contributing 11 points and Aloysius Anagonye and Andre Hutson both adding 10 points. For Utah, C Michael Doleac had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and 3 blocks, SG Drew Hansen scored 18 points and had 3 assists and 3 steals, and PF Keith Van Horn scored 9 points.
Next up: Louisville (2013) [35-5] vs Wichita State (2015) [30-5]