密歇根新闻广播 密歇根州立大学斯巴达人队进入四强

Qualifying for March Madness is a milestone¹ for many college basketball programs, but if your team is still playing in April that's really something. Michigan State is one of the four teams still alive in the NCAA Men's basketball tournament. The Spartans² will take on Texas Tech Saturday night in Minneapolis.

Michigan Radio sports commentator³ John U. Bacon joined Morning Edition's Doug Tribou for a Final Four preview.

Michigan State knocked off Bradley, Minnesota, and Louisiana State. Then last weekend, the Spartans beat Duke, the tournament's top overall seed.

Bacon says this MSU team "should not be here."

So how'd they make it to the Final Four? Teamwork.

"This team playing more like a team more than probably any Tom Izzo team I've seen, which is saying something," says Bacon.

Michigan State faces Texas Tech Saturday night at 8:49 p.m.

John U. Bacon is Michigan Radio's sports commentator. He's also the author of ten books, six of them national bestsellers. His latest, Best of Bacon: Select Cuts, is out now.

1 milestone   

n.里程碑；划时代的事件

参考例句：

• The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
• I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

2 spartans   

n.斯巴达（spartan的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The ancient Spartans used to expose babies that they did not want. 古斯巴达人常遗弃他们不要的婴儿。
• But one by one the Spartans fell. 可是斯巴达人一个一个地倒下了。

3 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。