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Insider Intel: MSU upsets UConn
Spartans must stop Thabeet inside, Price outside
Originally Published: April 1, 2009
By Stephen Oh | AccuScore
AccuScore simulated each Final Four game 10,000 times to see which statistical factors favored each team. By analyzing these results, we can see the most likely scenarios for potential upsets Saturday.
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NCAA TOURNAMENT

2009 NCAA Tournament index
STORIES
- Pat Forde: Four legacies at stake
- Dana O'Neil: Suton's Final Four trip a miracle
- Experts: Eight burning questions
- Pat Forde: Nova's one shining moment
- Andy Katz: Will Hansbrough get his title?
- Page 2: A peek inside Hansbrough's brain
- Dana O'Neil: Villanova comes full circle
- Rick Reilly: Thabeet just can't stop smiling
- Mark Schlabach: Lawson is key for UNC
- Jemele Hill: Nice timing for Detroit, Sparty
- Pat Forde: Final Four Likability Index
- Dana O'Neil: Price's cathartic journey
- Andy Katz: Final Four breakdown
- Gene Woj: Bigger Final Four is better
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How to beat: UConn | UNC
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