After what has become a typical month of March Madness, full of upsets and intense games, the Final Four is set. Three of the teams in the Final Four (Wisconsin, Duke and Kentucky) are all No. 1 seeds and come as no surprise to anyone. The fourth team, Michigan State, has been this year’s Cinderella team. Coming into the tournament as a fourth seed, Michigan State has shocked the nation, and the team’s coach, by making the Final Four. “I’d like to tell you that I thought this year we were good enough to get to a Final Four, but I’d be lying to you,” said Michigan State head coachTom Izzo. “This year has been a great year for March Madness,” said David Urbina, a senior business major from Gilbert, Ariz. “As per usual,the tournament has been full of intense games and upsets.” The road to the Final Four has not been easy for Michigan State. They upset the No. 2 seed University of Virginia and No. 3 seed Oklahoma, before facing No. 4 seed Louisville in the Elite Eight. Against Louisville, Michigan State needed an overtime in order to pull of the upset and send themselves into the Final Four. “Everybody doubted us. Everybody had us down and out. We just kept strong. We believe in ourselves,” said Michigan State junior guard Denzel Valentine.Beside the Cinderella story of the Michigan State Spartans, there are some other interesting stories going into the Final Four matchups. The Wisconsin Badgers look to avenge their Final Four loss last year to Kentucky by spoiling the Wildcats’ undefeated season. After their narrow victory over Notre Dame, the Wildcats improved their record to 38-0. Kentucky now finds themselves at the brink of making history by becoming the first undefeated NCAA champion in 39 years, according to ESPN. They will, however, have to get through Wisconsin, who will be looking to upset the Wildcats’ undefeated season.With Duke’s victory over Gonzaga in the Elite Eight, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski reached the Final Four for the 12th time, tying coaching legend John Legend for the most in NCAA Basketball Division I history. Duke will now have to face the upstart and upset-minded Michigan State.Uploaded April 2, 2015
Writer: Matthew Roberts~ Multimedia Journalist
