The Michigan State Spartans played the Kentucky Wildcats on Tueday night in the Champions Classic at the United Center in Chicago. This was an early season match-up of numbers 1 & 2 in the polls. Kentucky came in with a vaunted recruiting class and the two coach's are surely one day too be in the Hall of Fame.
This play was run by Tom Izzo's Spartans when they needed a basket. It is a well designed play out of the 1-4 High Set. What makes this play so effective is the weak side cutting action eliminating any helpside defender.
The key to this play is the screen from the 5 man on the PG's defender. Here the 5 man sets a perfect screen on x1 setting up the pass from 4 for 1 who puts in the lay-up.
1-4 High Lob vs M2M - Michigan State vs Kentucky
Valentine 45 (3) makes a "rub" cut to the corner
Appling 11 (1) passes to Dawson 22 (4) stepping off the elbow to the wing and at the same time, Harris 14 (2) cuts baseline clearing the weak side help setting up the next action
1-4 High Lob vs M2M - Michigan State vs Kentucky
Gauna 2 (5) steps up to set a middle screen on x1 as Appling 11 (1) cuts off the screen to the basket and the perfectly timed lob pass from Dawson 22 (4)
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