. Kansas’ basketball players are not dwelling on Michigan State’s so-so 20-14 record entering Sunday’s second-round NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional contest at BOK Center.
“It’s Michigan State. No matter how their season is, there’s a great tradition there,” KU senior guard Frank Mason said Saturday. “Great coaching staff. Tom Izzo is one of the best, and I think he does a great job of preparing his guys for these type of moments.”
The No. 9-seeded Spartans are 14-10 as a lower seed in tourney games during Izzo’s 22 years at Michigan State. At 4:15 p.m. on Sunday the Spartans will meet a No.