Michigan State used a late run to pull away from Minnesota in the waning minutes of a second-round matchup in the Big Ten Tournament. By doing so, the Spartans all but assured themselves of an NCAA Tournament berth.
There was a smile plastered across Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo's face during a postgame interview with Big Ten Network on Thursday as the realization of what just happened began to resonate. His team had pulled away from Minnesota in the waning minutes during a hard-fought second-round matchup in the Big Ten Tournament.
Thursday's game might not have been considered a bad loss, but it certainly would have been close. At stake for Izzo is a career-defining streak of 25 consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament, a run that began during the 1997-98 season. He has reached eight Final Fours since then and won the second national championship in program history in 2000.
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