MINNEAPOLIS — Eric Curry backed Joey Hauser down to the block, but Michigan State basketball’s forward held his ground and altered the shot with a hand in Curry’s face then grabbed the defensive rebound.
Hauser flipped the ball ahead to A.J. Hoggard to push the Spartans’ pace. Two dribbles later, just inside the arc, Hoggard pulled up and shoveled the ball back to the trailing Hauser for a 3-pointer.
Catch in rhythm, elevate, smooth shot. Nothing but net.
Doing the little things sometimes can allow a player to reap the rewards.
It was an accumulation of tiny victories for Hauser during No.