Jaden Akins scored 16 points, including a 3-pointer that put Michigan State ahead to stay, and coach Tom Izzo took the Spartans to the Sweet 16 for the 16th time with a 71-63 victory over New Mexico.

CLEVELAND – Tom Izzo is a Hall of Fame basketball coach with an amateur poker face. Just minutes after Michigan State won an ...

Michigan State, New Mexico men's basketball teams expect 'a high level of physicality' in second-round March Madness game in ...

Two of the nation's best fast-break offenses meet Sunday when 2-seed Michigan State basketball and 10-seed New Mexico for a ...

Izzo, now in his 30th season at Michigan State, made three Final Fours in a row from 1999 through 2001, winning a national ...

Michigan State's Tom Izzo joked that he can't escape the Pitino family. This time, the legendary Spartans coach will match up ...

What a difference six years makes. New Mexico coach Richard Pitino won his second-career NCAA Tournament game on March 21 as his 10th-seeded Lobos defeated No. 7 Marquette, 75-66. They will now ...

Even though their teams haven't faced each other in four years, the admiration between Michigan State's Tom Izzo and New ...

After Michigan State's first-round win over 15-seeded Bryant on Friday night, there was no time for celebration for the ...

The Detroit News staff writers predict the outcome of Sunday’s NCAA Tournament second-round game between Michigan State and ...

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo is a legend, like Richard Pitino's dad, and he thinks it's important to stand up for young ...

Connor Earegood of The Detroit News breaks down Michigan State’s NCAA Tournament second-round matchup against New Mexico.