Bulldogs, whose biggest lead of the game was three points, survived a final possession and shot by the Spartans
As the Armed Forces Classic gained its sea legs Friday aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, perspective far outpaced points.
Gonzaga played Michigan State in the Armed Forces Classic Carrier Edition on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln while docked at Naval Air Station North Island on Friday.“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime event,” said Gonzaga’s consensus All-American Drew Timme, the game’s MVP who finished with game highs of 22 points and 13 rebounds. “It’s something that’s definitely going to stick with every single one of us for the rest of our lives.
“This will be a memory maker for everybody,” said Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, whose program played in the 2011 game as President Barack Obama sat courtside. “It would have been a little better memory maker if we’d won.“Somehow I’m going to keep in perspective. Of all the games I’ve lost, I’m not going to let that deter when we were playing for something bigger today and that was the veterans that have given everything.
Michigan State’s Mady Sissoko grabs a rebound against Gonzaga on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln. Gonzaga, one of the top shooting teams in the country, hit just 34.5 percent of its first-half shots, going 3-for-12 from 3-point range. When the chill set in, however, the basketball heated up.
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