What Louisville coach Pat Kelsey said about Michigan State after loss
Here's everything Louisville head coach Pat Kelsey had to say about Michigan State after his team's NCAA Tournament loss to the Spartans
Michigan State basketball faced off against a familar foe on Saturday as they squared off against Louisville in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament. However, this is not the Louisville of old, helmed by long-time Tom Izzo friend and adversary Rick Pitino, Pat Kelsey has been coaching the Cardinals since 2024, and his Louisville team put up a nice fight against the Spartans, although they ultimately fell short . After the game, Kelsey addressed the media, where he was extremely complimentary of Michigan State and Tom Izzo.
You can see what he had to say below: "I want to congratulate Michigan State. Really good team, as always, every one of Coach Izzo's teams tough, physical, disciplined. They played a really good game tonight.
" "We went neck-and-neck with the best offensive rebounding team in the country. We were right there. I thought we fought.
Thought we scrapped. " "At the end of the day you have to give, number one, their point guard, his flowers. I mean he had 16 assists which is crazy, he's got 300 on the season, which is ridiculous.