Lee plays with an edge in guarding Michigan State's Lucas

TAMPA, Fla. - UCLA junior guard Malcolm Lee insists he's not playing with a chip on his shoulder after being slighted for Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year honors, an award that went to USC's Marcus Simmons.
He most certainly is playing with a chip in his left knee, courtesy of a small cartilage tear suffered in the closing seconds of regulation in the team's regular-season-ending win at Washington State.
But he certainly appeared to be playing with a certain something extra in the seventh-seeded Bruins' 78-76 barn-burning win over No. 10-seed Michigan State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Tampa's St. Pete Times Forum.
Lee locked down Michigan State's fantastic senior guard Kalin Lucas for more than 30 minutes, holding the Spartans' top scorer to zero points until a steal-and-layup with 7 minutes, 45 seconds left. "Like I've said before," UCLA head coach Ben Howland said emphatically, "Malcolm Lee is the best defender in the country at his position."
Lee held Lucas to 0-for-7 shooting in the first half as the Bruins broke open the game with a 42-28 lead.
Even as the Spartans marched back, ultimately giving themselves a chance to win, Lucas wasn't the biggest factor.
Lucas finished 4 of 14 from the field, 1 for 2 from the free-throw line, and had four turnovers, including a travel violation with less than a second to play that effectively ended the game.
"He's an All-American guard, and we knew that,"