Michigan State coach Tom Izzo won his 20th first-round game in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.This one, he said, might have been the most impressive, even to f
by STEVE REED AP Sports WriterMississippi State forward KeShawn Murphy and Michigan State center Mady Sissoko vie for a rebound during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in that NCAA Tournament, Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo won his 20th first-round game in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.
“I thought this was one of the better first game performances of a team that was, and deservedly so, seeded a little lower,” Izzo said. “We brought everything from the get-go. We moved the ball well. We shot the ball well. We rebounded the ball.” “Coach has been in this situation,” Akins said. “He always talks about experience is the best thing to have, and he has a lot of that in this tournament. So we’ve got all the faith in him to put us in a position, and we just got to go out and do what we do.”
“You have to give credit to Michigan State, but we put ourselves in some tough spots with our turnovers and got off to a really poor start," Bulldogs coach Chris Jans said.But the Spartans began to pull away early in the second half, extending the lead to 14 with the help of Walker, who finished 7 of 12 from the field.
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