7 seed Michigan State beat second-seeded Marquette 69-60 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, sending coach Tom Izzo’s squad back to the Sweet 16 for the first time in four years. Joey Hauser — a Marquette transfer — had 14 points and A.J. Hoggard had as 13 Michigan State (21-12) took over in the last three minutes. KANSAS STATE TAKES DOWN KENTUCKY, ADVANCES TO FIRST SWEET 16 SINCE 2018“It’s been a long year,” an emotional Izzo said in a courtside interview. “I’m just happy for our guys.”Olivier-Maxence Prosper led Marquette (29-7) with 16 points and Kam Jones had 14 points, including three 3-pointers.

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