Des Moines, Iowa — The NCAA Tournament is sweet again for Michigan State.
After failing to get out of the first weekend of the tournament in each of the past three seasons, No. 2 seed Michigan State started out fast and got a big second-half lift from Cassius Winston on its way to a 70-50 victory over No. 10 seed Minnesota in the second round of the East Region Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena.
Michigan State (30-6) advances to the Sweet 16 for the 14th time under coach Tom Izzo and for the first time since 2015 when the Spartans eventually reached the Final Four.