The NCAA men’s basketball tournament is now in full swing. While on-court play remains the main story, two wardrobe issues from various tournament games added extra fun Thursday.
Michigan State Spartans senior guard AJ Hoggard wore his uniform pants backwards during the first few minutes of the day’s opener between Michigan State and Mississippi State. I committed my first wardrobe foul of the day.
The Spartans wore green uniforms with only the Greek key pattern on one side and the Spartan logo on the other, so the Greek key pattern would have spread across the entire right side of Hoggard’s body. Ta.However, this has not been the case for some time and some media and fan With a sharp eye, he pointed out his mistakes on social media.
In the image below, sophomore guard Tre Holloman is wearing his uniform correctly, circled in blue. Hoggard’s pants are circled in red, but they aren’t.
Fortunately, teammate Steven Izzo, the son of legendary MSU head coach Tom Izzo, reportedly noticed the problem during a timeout and informed Hoggard. “It’s definitely going to go viral,” Hoggard replied, according to an MLive MSU beat writer. Kyle Austin.
Shortstop back may have been lucky, as the Spartans jumped out to an early 5-0 lead and never looked back. The Bulldogs made some big shots in key moments and were on the verge of a comeback for about three-quarters of the game before going cold from the floor.
The Spartans held such a comfortable lead with a minute left in the game that Steven Izzo and the rest of the team’s benchwarmers came on for a memorable chance during the tournament’s game time. In a particularly special moment for Spartan fans, Izzo made a pass to the next player. davis smith, son of Steve Smith, one of the best shooters in MSU history. As the shot clock was about to expire, Smith took a shot from well behind the arc and found the net.
The Spartans ultimately defeated the Bulldogs 69-51 and will face North Carolina, the No. 1 seed in the West, on Saturday. Highlights of the MSU vs. MSU matchup are below.
Another attire issue Thursday involved officiating the Creighton-Akron game in the Midwest Region.Early in the second half, the referee kelly pfeiffer One of his shoes was “blown out” and he suddenly needed the help of back-up official Adam Flore.
During a break in play, Pfeiffer walked up to Furore, who happened to be wearing the same size as Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer initially wanted to borrow one of Flore’s shoes, but because they were wearing different brands, he had to borrow both and wear them right away in order to return to his officiating duties.
The exchange of shoes was caught on camera.
The Creighton Blue Jays easily defeated the Akron Zips 77-60. The Blue Jays will now face the Oregon Ducks, who played their best basketball in about a week, upsetting the Arizona Wildcats and then defeating the Arizona Wildcats. colorado buffalos won the Pac-12 tournament championship, automatic bidding Off to the big dance.
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