WASHINGTON — Every run got met by another going in the opposite direction, every declarative statement answered with an exclamation point.
A big 3 for Cassius Winston. A bullish board and basket for Zion Williamson. Stars being stars. Role players making plays.
Back and forth. Veterans vs. youngsters. Michigan State basketball surges ahead. Duke counters and seizes momentum.
Exactly what the only 1-vs.-2 seed matchup of this year’s NCAA tournament was expected to be.
It took the two biggest plays of Kenny Goins’ life to extend his career at least one more game.
Goins’ defensive stop and rebound set up his go-ahead 3-pointer with 34.