Michigan State's Tom Izzo Speaks
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According to DraftKings' latest odds, Michigan is a 75-1 shot to win the national championship, while Michigan State is listed at 22-1 to win its first national title since 2000.
USA Today |
Izzo has relied heavily on his assistants during the NCAA tournament due to the short preparation time between games.
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Michigan rallies to beat Wisconsin 59-53 for Big Ten titleTre Donaldson and Vladislav Goldin each scored 11 points and No. 22 Michigan closed the Big Ten Tournament championship game on an 11-2 run to beat No. 18 Wisconsin 59-53.
Michigan State (29-6) is in the midst of its 27th straight NCAA Tournament appearance, the longest active streak in the country. At age 70, Izzo has the Spartans in the Sweet 16 for the 16th time in his three-decade-long career.
Michigan State swept the season series against Michigan with a 75-62 win in Ann Arbor on Feb. 21 and 79-62 victory in East Lansing on March 9 to win a Big Ten regular-season title by three games. The Wolverines rebounded from that loss at the Breslin Center to claim a conference tournament title.
In a game that featured seven lead changes and seven ties, guts and toughness earned Michigan its first NCAA tournament berth since 2022
Tecumseh built an early 14-point lead and held off Grand Rapids West Catholic to win the Division 2 girls basketball state championship.
Michigan State head hockey coach Adam Nightingale has made a few extra trips this year for events other than his team’s games. The 45-year-old was in Iowa City on March 6 to watch the men’s basketball team clinch the Big Ten regular season title with a 91-84 victory over the Hawkeyes.
After a nailbiter of a 73-70 win over the Ole Miss Rebels in the Sweet 16 on Friday night, the Spartans are advancing in the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The victory has them advancing to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2019—and also made head coach Tom Izzo shed a tear when talking about his team.
Isaac Howard scored the game-winning goal with 4:51 let in the second overtime to lift the Spartans to back-to-back Big Ten tournament titles.