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The first Sweet 16 matchup against Madison Square Garden between the Kansas State Wildcats and Michigan State Spartans ended up being an overtime classic.
But only the Wildcats will be going to the Elite Eight after their 98-93 victory.
It is the 14th time in school history that the Wildcats will be heading to the Elite Eight.
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Tyson Walker #2 of the Michigan State Spartans shoots the ball against the Kansas State Wildcats during the first half in the Sweet 16 round game of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 23, 2022 in New York City. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
Spartans star guard Tyson Walker drove to his left and banked home the game-tying layup with five seconds remaining on the clock in the second half, pushing the score to 82-82.
The Wildcats did, however, have an opportunity to end it, as senior guard Markquis Nowell let the ball roll past half-court before scooping it up and driving to the rack. As the clock winded down, he shot a contested lefty layup to that fell short and forced the five extra minutes on the clock.
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In overtime, both teams traded blows with basket after basket, pushing the score to 92-92 with just under 90 seconds to go. But Kansas State finally got the stop and capitalized with a highlight-reel alley-oop from Nowell to Keyontae Johnson, who flushed it home on a reverse jam.
The Wildcats had an opportunity to pull away a bit with 17.8 seconds left, when Nowell found Ismael Massoud for a long two-point jumper to make it 96-93.
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