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Michigan State ousts Middle Tennessee despite Clark's 34

Associated Press

Sunday, March 22, 2009

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State stymied the nation's leading scorer just in time. Alysha Clark scored 34 points but none in the last 11-plus minutes and fouled out with 1½ minutes left. That gave the ninth-seeded Spartans the boost they needed for a 60-59 win over No. 8 seed Middle Tennessee on Sunday in the NCAA tournament's first round. "There were a lot of doubters about what we were doing," Michigan State coach Suzy Merchant said. "We weren't going to leave a shooter to help. If ...

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