(Photo: Robin Buckson, Detroit News)
East Lansing — The sun is still shining when Michigan State finishes practice these days, and that is good news for Tom Izzo.
The Spartans shook off a three-year first-weekend skid in the NCAA Tournament by beating Bradley then Minnesota over the weekend in the East Region. They now advance to the Sweet 16 for the 14th time in Izzo’s 24-year tenure.
“It was a good weekend for us as far as winning,” Izzo said on Monday. “We had mixed feelings on how we played then I watched the rest of the Tournament and realized so many teams had struggles in games.