DETROIT (AP) --
DETROIT (AP) - Raymar Morgan grinned and lifted his right arm
high in the air, saluting a stadium filled with Michigan State fans
with a little wave.
The Spartans promised their downtrodden state something good,
and boy, did they deliver.
Morgan broke out of his late-season slump with 18 points, Kalin
Lucas added 21 and the smaller Spartans ran roughshod over Hasheem
Thabeet and Connecticut in an 82-73 upset in the Final Four on
Saturday night. The Spartans will play the winner of
Villanova-North Carolina for the NCAA title Monday night, a
much-needed boost for a city and state hit harder than most by the
economic crisis.
It's Michigan State's first appearance in the title game since
2000, when the Spartans won their second title.
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