What Michigan State’s Tom Izzo said about Auburn after Elite 8 loss

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The legendary head coach complimented Auburn’s strong effort in Sunday’s Elite Eight loss.

Auburn basketball earned a berth in the Final Four for the second time in program history on Sunday by defeating Michigan State, 70-64, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

Several factors led to Auburn’s win, including a 13-0 run in the middle frame of the first half and a strong performance by its star forward, Johni Broome, who scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. Michigan State shot 34% from the field and gave up 11 points on nine turnovers. Outside of that statline, the Spartans held the advantage in free throw shooting and rebounds.

Legendary Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo spoke with the media following the Spartans loss, where he made several comments regarding Auburn, Johni Broome, and the SEC as a whole. Here is what Izzo said Sunday following Michigan State’s loss to Auburn in the Elite Eight.

Crediting Auburn for being a good team

“It wasn’t through lack of effort. It wasn’t through lack of anything except we played a good team. Broome hurt us early. We made some adjustments, did a little better job on him after he hit those first, I think, six or eight points. I thought we missed some good shots in there, but maybe some of it was their defense too. All in all, you don’t get defined — unfortunately, your last game wears with you. I’m asking these guys that, if it does, make sure that you do something about it in your life. For Jaden, he’s not done playing basketball either. All in all, the most unbelievable year I’ve had, the most connected year I’ve had. I just appreciate what these guys did for myself, our program, our university, and our community. So questions for them.”

The dominance of the SEC, Auburn

“The league’s been great all year, there’s no question about it. They had the top teams. They competed every week against each other. I think it’s amazing that they were picked 1 in the country early, and they survived most of the year. They went through a…

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