DETROIT (AP) -Michigan State doesn’t expect Kalin Lucas back.
Coach Tom Izzo told The Associated Press on Monday morning there’s a “90 percent chance” tests later in the day would confirm Lucas has a torn left Achilles’ tendon that would keep him off the court for about five months.
Izzo says even if Lucas has only a sprain, he would be out Friday against Northern Iowa in the NCAA tournament’s round of 16.
Lucas was hurt late in the first half Sunday against Maryland and did not return.
His replacement, Korie Lucious, beat the buzzer with a 3-pointer that lifted the fifth-seeded Spartans to an 85-83 win over the fourth-seeded Terrapins.
Lucious now becomes a starter and forward Draymond Green becomes even more valuable.
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