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Minneapolis — Tom Izzo had questions. And as he stood in the hallway outside a quiet, somber Michigan State locker room late Saturday night, he promised there would be more.
The Spartans had come up short again in a Final Four, and while this is the sort of shortcoming only a Hall of Fame coach could understand, it was something Izzo knew his team needed to hear as well amid the appreciative thanks and the heartfelt apologies that always follow a season-ending loss in the NCAA Tournament.
“I’m a huggy-feely type of guy, but I also wanted to know what happened?