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Turnovers add trepidation in run-up to Michigan State's Sweet 16 meeting with LSU

Bob Wojnowski, James Hawkins and Matt Charboneau break down MSU, UM reaching the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Detroit News

East Lansing — Forgive Tom Izzo if he wasn’t nitpicking Michigan State’s performance on Saturday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The second-seeded Spartans had just beaten No. 10 Minnesota by 20 points to advance to the Sweet 16, and considering it ended a three-year run of failing to get out of the first weekend of the tournament, Izzo was taking the rest of the night to simply enjoy it with his team.