Two veteran-laden teams that played spoiler to No. 1 seeds will square off for a clash that's sure live up to the billing.
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Instead, two veteran-laden teams in Michigan State and Texas Tech that played spoiler to those No. 1 seeds will square off for a clash that's sure to live up to the billing. These are the regular-season champions from the country's top two conferences, the Big Ten and the Big 12 — based on the NCAA's NET rating — after all.
Texas Tech's path to the Final Four: The Red Raiders have put together one of the most impressive defensive showings in recent tournament history. It started with taking care of business in the first round by ousting Northern Kentucky. Then came a strong defensive effort to limit an underrated Buffalo offense to 58 points. Next up TTU held Michigan to 16 first-half points — an NCAA tourney record-low.
► How Texas Tech has the edge: This defense is better than advertised, and it's hyped up pretty big. The Red Raiders lead the nation in defensive efficiency and field goal percentage defense — two stats that don't tell the full story of how coach Chris Beard has created a defensive juggernaut. Senior guard Matt Mooney's defensive efforts on Winston could be the difference-maker in frustrating MSU's floor general.
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