UConn (60) vs Michigan St (54) · Mar 30, 2014

FINAL

Mar 30, 2014

Game Recap

Shabazz Napier, No. 7 seed UConn top Michigan St. to reach Final Four. abazz Napier scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half, and UConn beat Michigan State 60-54 to return to the Final Four a year after the Huskies were barred from the NCAA tournament.

Box Score

	1	2	T
CONN	21	39	60
MSU	25	29	54

UCONN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Phillip Nolan	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	3	4
2DeAndre Daniels	4-10	0-2	4-5	8	0	2	2	2	2	12
5Niels Giffey	2-10	0-5	2-2	5	2	0	0	1	0	6
11Ryan Boatright	3-9	1-5	4-4	2	1	4	0	1	2	11
13Shabazz Napier	6-14	4-9	9-9	6	4	1	0	2	2	25
10Tyler Olander	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35Amida Brimah	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3Terrence Samuel	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20Lasan Kromah	0-2	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	17-4934.7%	5-2222.7%	21-2295.5%	25	8	7	3	6	12	60

MICHIGAN STATE	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Branden Dawson	1-3	0-0	3-4	8	0	1	1	3	3	5
5Adreian Payne	4-14	3-10	2-2	9	3	1	1	2	1	13
45Denzel Valentine	3-6	3-4	0-0	8	2	2	0	4	4	9
14Gary Harris	8-14	4-9	2-2	2	2	0	0	2	1	22
11Keith Appling	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	4	5	2
30Kenny Kaminski	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10Matt Costello	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0
20Travis Trice II	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	1	0
40Dan Chapman	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	18-4639.1%	11-2937.9%	7-887.5%	28	13	5	3	16	16	54

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfconnmsu

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Michigan St
(19:31) Adreian Payne Turnover.
+2 (19:18) DeAndre Daniels made Jumper. Assisted by Niels Giffey.
20
(18:54) Foul on Phillip Nolan.
(18:28) Adreian Payne missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:28) Denzel Valentine Offensive Rebound.
(18:21) Adreian Payne missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:21) Phillip Nolan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:08) Ryan Boatright made Jumper.
40
+2 (17:59) Gary Harris made Jumper.
42
(17:35) DeAndre Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:35) Michigan St Defensive Rebound.
(17:18) Gary Harris Turnover.
(17:18) Shabazz Napier Steal.
+2 (17:14) Ryan Boatright made Dunk. Assisted by Shabazz Napier.
62
(16:52) Gary Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:52) DeAndre Daniels Defensive Rebound.
(16:33) Phillip Nolan missed Jumper.
(16:33) DeAndre Daniels Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:29) DeAndre Daniels made Dunk.
82
(16:11) Keith Appling Turnover.
(16:11) Ryan Boatright Steal.
(16:03) Foul on Gary Harris.
(15:49) Niels Giffey missed Jumper.
(15:49) Connecticut Offensive Rebound.
(15:43) Official TV Timeout
+3 (15:43) Shabazz Napier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Niels Giffey.
112
(15:20) Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
(15:20) Niels Giffey Defensive Rebound.
(15:12) Foul on Kenny Kaminski.
+1 (15:12) DeAndre Daniels made Free Throw.
122
(15:12) DeAndre Daniels missed Free Throw.
(15:12) Adreian Payne Defensive Rebound.
(14:52) Adreian Payne missed Jumper.
(14:52) Niels Giffey Defensive Rebound.
(14:43) Ryan Boatright missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:43) Adreian Payne Defensive Rebound.
(14:29) Foul on Amida Brimah.
(14:29) Denzel Valentine Turnover.
(14:09) Ryan Boatright missed Layup.
(14:09) Matt Costello Block.
(14:09) Gary Harris Defensive Rebound.
(14:03) Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:03) DeAndre Daniels Defensive Rebound.
(13:27) Shabazz Napier missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:27) Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(13:13) Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
(13:13) DeAndre Daniels Block.
(13:13) Michigan St Offensive Rebound.
(12:59) Travis Trice missed Jumper.
(12:59) DeAndre Daniels Defensive Rebound.
(12:33) DeAndre Daniels missed Jumper.
(12:33) Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(12:10) Foul on Amida Brimah.
+1 (12:10) Branden Dawson made Free Throw.
123
(12:10) Branden Dawson missed Free Throw.
(12:10) DeAndre Daniels Defensive Rebound.
(11:58) DeAndre Daniels Turnover.
(11:58) Branden Dawson Steal.
+2 (11:53) Gary Harris made Layup. Assisted by Keith Appling.
125
(11:19) Lasan Kromah missed Jumper.
(11:19) Phillip Nolan Offensive Rebound.
(11:13) Connecticut Turnover.
(11:12) Official TV Timeout
(11:04) Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
(11:04) Phillip Nolan Defensive Rebound.
(10:46) Lasan Kromah missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:46) Adreian Payne Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:37) Adreian Payne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice.
128
(10:14) Foul on Adreian Payne.
+1 (10:14) Lasan Kromah made Free Throw.
138
+1 (10:14) Lasan Kromah made Free Throw.
148
+3 (10:07) Adreian Payne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Harris.
1411
(9:33) Niels Giffey missed Jumper.
(9:33) Gary Harris Defensive Rebound.
(9:27) Keith Appling Turnover.
(9:05) Niels Giffey missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:05) Adreian Payne Defensive Rebound.
(8:53) Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:53) Ryan Boatright Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:39) Niels Giffey made Jumper. Assisted by Shabazz Napier.
1611
(8:27) Adreian Payne missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:27) Niels Giffey Defensive Rebound.
(7:55) Shabazz Napier missed Layup.
(7:55) Shabazz Napier Offensive Rebound.
(7:49) Shabazz Napier missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:49) Travis Trice Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:20) Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper.
1614
+2 (6:53) Shabazz Napier made Layup.
1814
(6:36) Michigan St Timeout
+2 (6:30) Gary Harris made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Costello.
1816
(6:11) Niels Giffey missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:11) Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(6:03) Kenny Kaminski missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:03) DeAndre Daniels Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:29) Shabazz Napier made Three Point Jumper.
2116
(5:12) Denzel Valentine Turnover.
(5:11) Official TV Timeout
(4:56) Ryan Boatright Turnover.
(4:56) Adreian Payne Steal.
(4:49) Adreian Payne missed Jumper.
(4:49) Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
(4:45) Foul on Denzel Valentine.
(4:33) DeAndre Daniels missed Jumper.
(4:33) Branden Dawson Block.
(4:33) Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
(4:29) Branden Dawson Turnover.
(4:29) DeAndre Daniels Steal.
(4:14) DeAndre Daniels missed Jumper.
(4:14) Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:06) Gary Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adreian Payne.
2119
(3:41) Ryan Boatright missed Jumper.
(3:41) Adreian Payne Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:33) Gary Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
2122
(3:27) Connecticut Timeout
(3:11) Official TV Timeout
(2:58) Shabazz Napier missed Jumper.
(2:58) Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
(2:51) Gary Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:51) Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Shabazz Napier missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:15) Adreian Payne Defensive Rebound.
(1:37) Keith Appling missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:37) Phillip Nolan Defensive Rebound.
(1:10) Niels Giffey missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:10) Adreian Payne Defensive Rebound.
(1:03) Foul on DeAndre Daniels.
(0:36) Keith Appling Turnover.
(0:36) DeAndre Daniels Steal.
(0:28) Niels Giffey Turnover.
(0:28) Matt Costello Steal.
+3 (0:23) Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Costello.
2125
(0:06) Shabazz Napier missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:06) Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

CONN

MSU

60Points54

17-49(34.7%)Field Goal(%)18-46(39.1%)

5-22(22.7%)3-Point(%)11-29(37.9%)

21-22(95.5%)Free Throw(%)7-8(87.5%)

30(7)Rebounds(Offensive)32(6)

8Assists13

7Steals5

3Blocks3

8Turnovers16

12(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

Game Details

Sunday, March 30, 2014 · 2:20 PM

Breslin Center · East Lansing, MI

attendance: 19,499 (131.8%)

tv: CBS

spread: MSU -6