Michigan State basketball pounds Minnesota, 70-50 Detroit Free Press
At times, it was beautiful basketball. At times, it was some of the sloppiest Michigan State basketball has played in a while. None of the mistakes could keep the Spartans from moving on to their first Sweet 16 since 2015. Cassius Winston had 13 points and nine assists, including a critical seven-point stretch in the second half, to lead No. 2 MSU to a 70-50 victory over No. 10 Minnesota in the East Region of the NCAA tournament Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena.
Michigan State takes down Minnesota to return to Sweet 16 mlive.com
Michigan State claimed all week that its three-year run of opening weekend NCAA Tournament exits wasn’t on its minds and wasn’t a burden. When its chance came to break that drought came, players proved it by playing loose, carefree and in dominating fashion.
Busting Through: Spartans dominate Minnesota, advance to Sweet Sixteen The Only Colors
Saturday night, the Michigan State Spartans exercised more than a few demons. With the weight of not reaching the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament since 2015, first-round struggles and criticism of the program all weighing on the Spartans, they wasted no time getting to work. Unfortunately for the Big Ten, it was the Minnesota Golden Gophers on the receiving end. As always, it was the mild-mannered point guard in the middle of everything.
Michigan State dominates Minnesota to advance to Sweet 16 Spartan Avenue
You can bet Tom Izzo was thinking about the lack of Sweet 16s in the past three years heading into Saturday night’s game against Minnesota, but Michigan State didn’t show any signs of tightness, smacking the Golden Gophers, 70-50.
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Michigan State overwhelms Minnesota, reaches first Sweet 16 in four years Detroit News
he NCAA Tournament is sweet again for Michigan State. After failing to get out of the first weekend of the tournament in each of the past three seasons, No. 2 seed Michigan State started out fast and got a big second-half lift from Cassius Winston on its way to a 70-50 victory over No. 10 seed Minnesota in the second round of the East Region Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena.
Michigan State back where it belongs in the Sweet 16. The streak is over
Detroit Free Press
They beat a depleted team despite a bushel of turnovers in an ugly game two days after their coach was the focus of national headlines. But they’ll take it. And they should, because the Michigan State Spartans are back in the Sweet 16, after beating Minnesota, 70-50, Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center. Finally.
Michigan State cruises past Minnesota in round of 32 Spartan Tailgate
After playing 40 minutes of basketball so tight you could choke on the tension in Wells Fargo Arena Thursday, Michigan State was looser than an old, yellowed pair of tube socks in Saturday’s second-round NCAA Tournament game against Minnesota.