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The Spartans have been down by double digits in each of their three wins so far, showing resiliency in coming back.
U.S. News & World Report |
The cold-shooting Spartans fell behind by 15 points in the opening minutes and never could fight all the way back against the top overall seed in the tournament, falling to Auburn 70-64.
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Auburn is attempting to make it a clean sweep of 1-seeds reaching the Final Four, while Michigan State is trying to get there for the first time since 2019
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BT Powerhouse on MSNSweet 16 Recap: Elite Eight Recap: MSU Falls to AuburnBeats Ole MissMadness continued over the weekend, as the 2025 NCAA Tournament rolled into the Elite Eight. Only one Big Ten team was fortunate enough to qualify, as the Michigan State Spartans faced off against the Auburn Tigers.
MSU’s Elite Eight game will tip at 5:05 p.m. Sunday. It is Izzo’s 11th Elite Eight appearance, and the 30-year Hall of Famer is after his ninth Final Four appearance. The 70-year-old is now 59 ...
Auburn entered this afternoon's Elite Eight matchup against No. 2 seed Michigan State as the slight favorite - but don't tell that to head coach Bruce Pearl. "Most of our guys are guys that were mid-majors or junior college or Division II,
After defeating No. 16 SIU Edwardsville, the Cougars beat No. 8 Gonzaga. Then, they upended No. 4 Purdue and No. 2 Tennessee to reach the Final Four. Houston became the first program since 2017 North Carolina to navigate the most difficult seed path possible for a No. 1 team.
Most schools don't have four scholarship players who play scout team minutes. Michigan State's own scout team is an X-factor in its March Madness run.