Article: Michigan State ends Princeton's magical season

Brad Sonneborn
University Wire
03-23-1998
(The Daily Princetonian) (U-WIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- Coming off a convincing win over UNLV March 12, the men's basketball team was set to face another big, physical team in Michigan State in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Princeton was looking for a repeat of its first round performance in which the team's hot outside shooting enabled it to get numerous backdoor layups and propelled it to victory.

Instead, poor shooting from the field and the free-throw line and a stellar game from Spartan guard Mateen Cleaves combined to eliminate the Tigers (27-2), 63-56.

With 34 seconds remaining, Cleaves nailed a clutch three-pointer from the top of the ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!