College Park, Md. — Malik Hall has had the game in his hands this season, just a week ago, in fact.
It was exactly seven days prior when the Michigan State junior stood at the free-throw line at Illinois, the Spartans trailing by two and Hall with a shot to send the game to overtime. His first shot rolled in and out that night in Champaign and the Spartans lost by a point.
One week later, Michigan State found itself tied in the final seconds at Maryland, a 15-point lead had long since evaporated and the Spartans needed someone to bail them out.