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The Wolverines have made 31 NCAA Tournament appearances and eight Final Four appearances (1964, 1965, 1976, 1989, 1992, 1993, 2013 and 2018).
From CBS News
Michigan State's season ended in the Elite Eight with a 70-64 loss to No. 1 seed Auburn on Sunday.
From Detroit News
They fought for it until the end and made Auburn work for it into the final minute.
From USA Today
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No. 5 seed Michigan (27-9) continues its march through the South Region of the NCAA Tournament tonight against No. 1 seed and top overall seed Auburn (30-5), with tipoff scheduled for 9:39 p.m., or around 25 minutes after the conclusion of the earlier game.
Jace Richardson scored 24 points and Michigan State surged past Mississippi in the second half for a 73-70 victory Friday night in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
The Wildcats shot a blistering 12-of-24 from three-point range in both of those earlier meetings, coming away with a 78-73 win on Jan. 28 and a 75-64 victory on Feb. 11 to hand the Volunteers two of their seven losses.
Every Ole Miss coach sported a pair of crimson and deep blue Air Force 1’s with “4:1,” “Hotty Toddy” and “culture” on the back end of the shoe.
It was an iconic moment in program history but followed by a thud. Texas A&M clamped down defensively and held Michigan State to a season-low 51 points while shooting a season-worst 31.9 percent from the floor with a spot in the national championship on the line. That game in Minneapolis is not one coach Tom Izzo is eager to recall.
The Wildcats advanced with wins over No. 13 seed Akron (93-65) in the first round and No. 5 seed Oregon (87-83) in the second round.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.
The No. 1 seed Auburn Tigers take on the No. 5 Michigan Wolverines in the Sweet 16 on Friday night, and ESPN likes the favorite.
The Wolverines and Spartans are in Atlanta, preparing for their respective regional semifinal matchups at State Farm Arena. Second-seed MSU gets the nod first against No. 6 Ole Miss (7:09 p.m., CBS), while No. 5 Michigan follows it up against top-seed Auburn (9:39 p.m., CBS).