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Michigan State coach Tom Izzo thinks the experience his players gained this year can only make a return trip next year more likely. AP |
I'll be back
Izzo feels Spartans can make Final Four reappearance
Tom Izzo hopes Michigan State can make it back to the Final Four next season. He feels the experience gained this year might make a difference.
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History of the Final Four: 1979
Tournament at a Glance: Down to two
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Duke outlasts Spartans, to meet UConn for title
The top-ranked Blue Devils were finally tested but answered well enough for a 68-62 victory over Michigan State in a national semifinal.
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Cleaves can't pull Spartans through
Mateen Cleaves finished with 12 points and, except for a late tip-in, was silent over the final 14 1/2 minutes in Saturday night's loss to Duke.
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Bird, Sycamores shocked hoops world 20 years ago
Before there were shoe contracts, baggy shorts or even a 3-point line, two kids from state colleges redefined the state of college basketball.
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Cleaves, Izzo share special bond
One is blue-collar. The other is small-town. But the different backgrounds of guard Mateen Cleaves and coach Tom Izzo never interfered.
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Izzo, Spartans have loyal fans in Iron Mountain
The town of Iron Mountain produced boyhood friends Tom Izzo, Michigan State's head man, and San Francisco 49ers coach Steve Mariucci.
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Izzo says early matchups could be key in Final Four
A few months ago, MSU coach Tom Izzo was wondering if he'd made the right decision by having the Spartans play the likes of UConn and Duke.
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Izzo: Spartans could pull off 'no bigger upset'
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo sure isn't conceding Saturday's semifinal, especially after watching his gritty Spartans undo Kentucky.
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Spartans kick defending champs, step into Final Four
Michigan State overcame a slow start to beat Kentucky 73-66 Sunday and earn the Spartans' first trip to the Final Four in 20 years.
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Charting the Tournament
