▁with ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Championship . ▁ ▁Michigan ▁State ▁faced ▁off ▁against ▁No . ▁ 1 5 - se eded ▁Middle ▁Tennessee ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Round ▁of ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 8 . ▁Middle ▁Tennessee ▁led ▁throughout ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁with stood ▁every ▁run ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Spart ans . ▁MS U ▁could ▁not ▁overcome ▁the ▁Blue ▁Ra iders ▁and ▁were ▁ups et ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 9 0 – 8 1 . ▁Cost ello ▁led ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁with ▁ 2 2 ▁points ▁in ▁his ▁final ▁MS U ▁game . ▁Valent ine , ▁disappoint ed ▁in ▁his ▁performance , ▁had ▁ 1 3 ▁points ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁ass ists . ▁Cost ello , ▁For bes , ▁and ▁Valent ine ▁ended ▁their ▁MS U ▁care ers ▁with ▁what ▁some ▁argue ▁was ▁the ▁biggest ▁ups et ▁in ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁history . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁season ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁Valent ine ▁was ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁final ists ▁for ▁the ▁Na ism ith ▁Tro phy . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 9 , ▁Valent ine ▁was ▁named ▁N ABC ▁National ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁Valent ine ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Michigan ▁State ▁player ▁ever ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁AP ▁National ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁Iz zo ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁Na ism ith ▁Memorial ▁Basketball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁R oster ▁ ▁Dep th ▁chart ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁and ▁results ▁▁ ▁| -