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Michigan State squeezes into Sweet 16

Found March 18, 2012 on Fox Sports:
PLAYERS: Draymond Green,  Keith Appling,  Kwamain Mitchell,  Brian Conklin
TEAMS: Michigan State Spartans
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Draymond Green scored 16 points with 13 rebounds and set up Keith Appling's late 3-pointer, giving top-seeded Michigan State a 65-61 win over Saint Louis on Sunday and sending the Spartans to the round of 16 in the West Regional of the NCAA tournament. Michigan State will play No. 4 seed Louisville on Thursday in Phoenix. Appling added 19 points for the Spartans (29-7), who had to scrap their way past the ninth-seeded Billikens (26-8). Saint Louis controlled the tempo but never got a complete handle on Green, Michigan State's superb senior. He added six assists and even helped mop up sweat off the floor in the final minute. Kwamain Mitchell scored 13 and Brian Conklin 11 for Saint Louis, back in the tournament for the first time since 2000.
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