What Tom Izzo had to say about Michigan State's win over Louisville
For the seventeeth time in his career, Tom Izzo has led Michigan State basketball to a Sweet Sixteen. On Saturday, the Spartans were able to dispatch the Louisville Cardinals 77-69 to advance to the second weekend of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. After the game, Izzo spoke to the media, and you can see what he had to say below: "I just thought Coen was the best conditioned guy early.
" "That is the shame of the portal. There are so many players playing their best basketball at the end of the year. " "It's a struggle for me to be invigorated.
I love my job, I question my profession. At the end of the day, I want what is best for the student athlete. I don't think we are doing that.
But I am too stubborn to quit. " "This part, in the locker room after the game, in the huddle with a minute left, pulling my hair out from stupid turnovers, this is the best part. " "At my place, we play for the players that played before us, and we play for the players with us.
And we sure play for the name on the front of the jersey. " "If Jeremy Fears Jr. 's assists are just shy of Magic, he's in good company.