Tom Izzo says MSU’s chemistry saved last season, will be key next year
For one of the few times in the last two decades, Michigan State was fighting to make the NCAA Tournament deep into the 2016-17 season. The Spartans started 0-2, lost at home to Northeastern, entered Big Ten play at 8-5 and sat at 12-9 after a three-game losing streak. After dropping the final two games of the regular season and winning one game in the Big Ten Tournament, MSU made the Big Dance at 19-14 as a No. 9 seed, marking just the fourth time the Spartans have been worse than a No. 7 seed during their 20-year NCAA Tournament streak.
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