Oklahoma Sooners vs Michigan State Spartans Live Stream Free, TBS TV Start Time: Watch NCAA March Madness 2015 Basketball Online
Oklahoma and Michigan State meet at Carrier Dome for their Sweet 16 battle in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The game is on March 27, 2015 and starts 10:07 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the TBS network or online through live stream (details below).
The Sooners began their tournament with a match against Am. East's Albany. TaShawn Thomas and Buddy Hield led Oklahoma to a 69-60 victory. Thomas finished with a game high 18 points while shooting 7-of-11 from the field. He also was a stalwart on the defensive end with four blocks in 32 minutes. Meanwhile, Hield added 15 points despite only going 3-of-11 from beyond the arc.
Next was a match against 11th seed Dayton and things were much closer than their first match.
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After a 34-32 half, Oklahoma turned on the defensive pressure in the second half to win 72-66. Jordan Woodard scored 16 points in 35 minutes, he also recorded four steals to stifle Dayton's backcourt. Frank Booker was a spark from the bench, scoring 12, with all of his points coming from 4-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc. Oklahoma also crashed the boards by out-rebounding Dayton 35-23.
Michigan State faced 10th-ranked Georgia in the second round of the tournament and won 70-63.
Denzel Valentine led the team with 16 points as the Spartans held the Bulldogs to only 33 percent shooting from the field. They also limited Georgia to only 4-of-14 from beyond the arc, while they drained 39 percent of their attempts from three.
Up next was 2nd seed Virginia and Michigan State were looking to repeat what they did last season – eliminate the favourites.
Travis Trice played excellent as he dropped 23 points on 7-of-15 shooting while Branden Dawson added 15 points and nine rebounds. Their defense was excellent as the Cavaliers only managed to convert 30 percent from the field and 12 percent from beyond the arc. Paired with their 43 percent shooting and 50 percent from three, Michigan State clearly had Virginia's number.
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