According to players and fellow coaches, Durrell Summers is a quite kid who tends to take his laid back demeanor many times to the court, which can frustrate his teammates and coaches. That changed Sunday according to the Detroit Free Press:Durrell Summers was the X-factor Sunday that powered Michigan State to its fifth Final Four in the past 11 seasons.
Summers scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half, including a run of seven consecutive points that enabled the Spartans to race to a nine-point lead at 46-37 with just under 11 minutes to play.
But senior guard Travis Walton said Summers' contributions were bigger than just the points he scored. He said the sophomore grew up under the bright lights at Lucas Oil Stadium and the Midwest Regional championship game.
"He did something in our huddle that was bigger than the shots he hit, bigger than the defense he played,'' Walton said. "He showed some emotion. He showed some fire. He grew up (Sunday) to be a great player no matter how he plays in the Final Four.
"He grew up to be a man.''
