© 2024 MICHIGAN PUBLIC
91.7 Ann Arbor/Detroit 104.1 Grand Rapids 91.3 Port Huron 89.7 Lansing 91.1 Flint
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Michigan State Is First No. 1 Seed To Be Bounced

Chane Behanan of the Louisville Cardinals during Thursday's victory over Michigan State.
Jamie Squire
/
Getty Images
Chane Behanan of the Louisville Cardinals during Thursday's victory over Michigan State.

Tough defense by Louisville led to the defeat Thursday night of Michigan State in the NCAA men's basketball tournament, NPR's Mike Pesca said earlier on Morning Edition.

The Spartans, who lost to Louisville 57-44, are the first of the four No. 1 regional seeds to be sent home.

Syracuse, another No. 1 seed, managed to hang on with a 64-63 win over Wisconsin. In Thursday's other two games, Florida beat Marquette 68-58 and Ohio State thumped Cincinnati, 81-66.

Play resumes tonight to see which other teams make it into the "Elite Eight."

Among the many places to see the bracket: CBSSports.com.

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

Mike Pesca on 'Morning Edition'

Mark Memmott
Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.