Korie Lucious

To use Grevis' quote from all post-game interviews this season, "words cannot express the feeling" all MD fans had in the six-seconds between his clutch floater to go up by one and the gut wrenching Lucious buzzer beater.

Vasquez had just put MD ahead by one with 35-seconds left on a difficult leaner. He definitely saved his best for last.

Michigan State's shooting stats: 55% FG; 56% 3PFG.
MD's shooting stats: 44% FG; 47% 3PFG.

MD was outrebounded 42 - 24.

Despite those numbers, there was never a moment where you felt that MD wasn't going to come back and win it - even when they were down 72 - 57 with seven minutes left.

I suspect MD will finish #20 to #22 in the final poll. Looking back on it, that is right where expectations were at the beginning of the season. It was a wild ride from the time they lost to William and Mary through today.

Here is my updated top eleven worst loss list.

1. Kordell Stewart to Michael Westbrook, 24SEP94.
2. Korie Lucious buzzer-beater, 21MAR10.
3. Appalachian State 34 Michigan 32, 01SEP07.
4. Jason Williams erases a 10-point MD lead with 53 seconds left, 27JAN01.
5. Raiders 38 Skins 9, Super Bowl XVIII, 22JAN84.
6. Duke erases MD's 39-17 lead in the Final Four, 31MAR01.
7. OSU 42 Michigan 39, 18NOV06.
8. Webber time-out, 05APR93.
9. Staubach to Tony Hill to keep the Skins home for the holidays, 16DEC79.
10. Indiana 99 MD 64 - last game for King and Buck, 14MAR81.
11. Miami 31 Michigan 30 - after leading 30 - 14 with 5:40 remaining - 106K fans walked out in absolute silence, 17SEP88 (thanks Kevin for adding that one).

Odds on Stewart to Westbrook moving out of the top spot in my lifetime: 1,000,000 to 1.

All-Time top five Terps:
1. Bias
2. Dixon
3. Smith
4. Lucas
5. McMillan

Vasquez goes into the sixth slot.

This is the best opening two-rounds of the NCAA tournament in recent memory. Jimmer Fredette is my new favorite player. Omar Samhan is a close second.

Next year's team will be pre-season #3 or #4 in the ACC. Predicted minute distribution:

- Stoglin (25)
- Bowie (30)
- Tucker (25)
- Mosley (25)
- Williams (30)

- Gregory (25)
- Padgett (20)
- Mychal Parker (20)

Hayes ends his career as the best outside shooter not named Juan Dixon in the GW era. Milbourne finished the season strongly.

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