NCAAM: 11th-seeded Syracuse beats 3rd-seeded Michigan State 55-53

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The last team selected for the field of 68 is going to the round of 16. Tyus Battle had 17 points and Oshae Brissett scored 15, lifting 11th-seeded Syracuse to a 55-53 win over third-seeded Michigan State on Sunday and into the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. Cassius Winston missed an opportunity to win the game for the Spartans with a shot from about 45 feet just before the buzzer. The Spartans, flummoxed by Syracuse’s 2-3 zone, didn’t make a basket in the last 5:41. The Orange (23-13) forced the Spartans (30-5) to settle for 3-pointers all afternoon. The Spartans took a school record 37 shots beyond the arc, making just eight of them. Miles Bridges missed a 3 with a chance to tie with 11 seconds left and his college career likely is ending with a performance he would like to forget. The sophomore star, who turned down a chance to go pro last year, was held scoreless for much of the first half and finished with 11 points on 4 of 18 shooting, making just 3 of 12 shots. Winston scored 15 and Nick Ward added 10 for MSU, who shot just 26 percent.

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