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Pregame notes on the Spartans

By Mark Schlabach

Monday, April 6, 2009

DETROIT -- A few notes on the Spartans heading into tonight's national championship game: 1. A victory would give MSU its third national championship and second under coach Tom Izzo. The Spartans would also improve to 6-5 in Final Four games. 2. A victory would give Izzo a 15-2 record in the second game of a weekend in the NCAA tournament. The only losses came in an opponent's home state, losing to No. 1 seed Texas in the South Region in 2003 and to No. 1 seed North Carolina in 2007. 3. MSU w ...

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