Watch Minnesota’s Amir Coffey’s posterizing dunk against Michigan State
Minnesota’s Amir Coffey put together a poster moment when he dunked next to Michigan State’s Aaron Henry, who attempted to block it, in the second half of their NCAA men’s basketball tournament second-round game.
The play was part of an 8-0 run for the Golden Gophers that cut into the Spartans’ big halftime lead.
However, Michigan State stretched the lead back out to 18 points a few minutes later and polished off a 70-50 victory to book a spot in the Sweet 16.
Enjoy watching the big dunk, though, below:
Minnesota was playing without star Jordan Murphy, who was hurt earlier in the game and returned in the closing minutes briefly to receive an ovation from the crowd.
Michigan State faces LSU in the East Region’s Sweet 16 held in Washington D.C. next week.
The victory snapped a three-year stretch of early exits for the Spartans, who lost in the first or second round the past three tournaments.
Coffey finished with a game-high 27 points.
This story was originally published March 23, 2019 at 9:50 PM with the headline "Watch Minnesota’s Amir Coffey’s posterizing dunk against Michigan State."
