No. 9 Michigan State vs. No. 8 Miami – NCAA Tournament First Round – March 17, 2017 – Tulsa, Oklahoma
Michigan State is now 24-7 in its first game of the tournament. Since the field expanded in 1985, the Spartans are 20-7 in the round of 64, including 15-5 under Tom Izzo.
Making its 31st appearance in the NCAA Tournament, Michigan State improved to 64-29 (.688) in the NCAA Tournament, which is the seventh best winning percentage among all schools in the NCAA Tournament.
Tom Izzo earned his 14th win in the NCAA Tournament as the lower-seeded team, the most all-time in NCAA Tournament history.