Through the middle stages of this game, every Michigan State basket felt incredibly heavy, obviously impactful. As the Spartans steadily, slowly punched back on a dangerous sixth-seeded Mississippi team, their successes were followed by hearty fist pumps and other physical displays of relief. Once the 2-seed Spartans found their way to even footing in State Farm Arena, the complexion of this Sweet 16 matchup changed. After spending much of the night on their back foot, the Spartans found some openings and took them, and took it to the Rebels and their stingy defense in the process.
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