GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Tom Izzo called Michigan State's last six games "one of the more incredible stretches" of his coaching career.
He believes no one -- "not even my mother" -- would have expected the 10th-ranked Spartans to go 5-1 in those games, with the lone loss coming at Louisville in overtime.
Michigan State closed the daunting stretch in dramatic fashion, with Kyle Ahrens scoring seven consecutive points -- including a two-handed jam with 8.7 seconds remaining -- to lift Michigan State to a 63-59 victory at Florida on Saturday.
"I'm just proud of my guys for these six games," said Izzo, whose team played six games in 17 days with four of them away from home.