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Andrew Brewster

Quotes: Tom Izzo previews Michigan State basketball’s NCAA Tournament run

Well, it wasn’t pretty, but they did it. Michigan State basketball fans aren’t used to having this much stress year-after-year about making the NCAA Tournament, but that’s the world we live in now. Nevertheless, the Spartans are going dancing for the 26th year in a row, and all-in-all, they have a decent draw, despite being set to play a scrappy Mississippi State team just to earn the right to (presumably) play No. 16 seeded North Carolina, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Before the game, Tom Izzo spoke to the media and gave some insights into how he’s feeling about his program, the match-up and more. You can find the notable quotes from that session below.

MSU 'as big and strong as anyone' the Spartans have played

Izzo compares Josh Hubbard to Jameer Nelson

Mississippi State feels like a Big Ten team

On Consistency

On Jaden Akins blaming himself

Izzo on Juwan Howard's firing

Tom Izzo on the state of coaching

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