Michigan State guard Jaden Akins (3) shoots a three-point basket over New Mexico guard CJ Noland, right, in the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Jaden Akins scored 16 points, including a 3-pointer that put Michigan State ahead to stay, and coach Tom Izzo took the Spartans to the Sweet 16 for the 16th time with a 71-63 victory over New Mexico on Sunday night.
Izzo has 58 wins in the NCAA Tournament, tied for fourth in a coaching career with John Calipari — who's also in this year's Sweet 16, with Arkansas — and the retired Jim Boeheim of Syracuse.