PublishedCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Tyson Walker scored 19 points and Michigan State coach Tom Izzo picked up his 20th win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as his ninth-seeded Spartans beat eighth-seeded Mississippi State 69-51 on Thursday.
Jaden Akins added 15 points and seven rebounds and Mailk Hall scored 10 points for the Spartans , who’ll face either top-seeded North Carolina or No. 16 seed Wagner on Saturday. The Bulldogs closed the gap to seven at halftime behind Hubbard, who had 13 points in the first half. But the Spartans began to pull away early in the second half, extending the lead to 14 behind Walker, who finished 7 of 12 from the field.
While the Spartans were knocking down shots, the Bulldogs struggled to convert potentially easy baskets in transition.
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