One side note, the Heyward kid that starts for Butler wanted to play at State or Purdue but both B10 teams ignored him until it was too late, he stuck w/ Butler.
He might come in with a chip on his shoulder.
Same thing happened last year....MSU home team in the first game of the Final Four and everyone loved UCONN -5....Butler will be dangerous here...Butler beat Syracuse and Kansas State...thats not too shabby....I have a week to think about it.....
Izzo factor will bring this game back to a pick em or perhaps MSU favored by a point at game time. I'm sure Butler's home court advantage has come into play but I don't see the Refs being influenced by the fans in this big of a game. Like all the rest of Michigan State's games... should be a barn burner.