The Michigan State senior scored 17 points to continue what his head coach called a "most improbable" tournament run to the Final Four.
Travis Trice wasn't supposed to have this moment.
He wasn't a sought-after recruit in high school, only gracing the wish list of Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo amid the courting of current teammate Branden Dawson.
Then he had a brain infection... and two concussions... and a number of other dings and dents once he arrived in East Lansing.