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03/21 16:21 CDT Carr and Fears lead Michigan State to 17th Sweet 16 under Izzo
with 77-69 win over Louisville
Carr and Fears lead Michigan State to 17th Sweet 16 under Izzo with 77-69 win
over Louisville
By JONAH BRONSTEIN
Associated Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) --- Coen Carr recorded his first career double-double with
21 points and 10 rebounds, and Jeremy Fears Jr. had 16 assists as Michigan
State advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 17th time under coach Tom Izzo, beating
Louisville 77-69 on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Fears added 12 points on 3-of-13 shooting but did the most damage for Michigan
State with his precision passing. The country's assists leader, who came in
averaging 9.2 per game, became the first Big Ten player with 10 or more assists
in each of the first two games of an NCAA tourney. He had 11 in the Spartans'
first-round win over North Dakota State.
Magic Johnson had double-digit assists in four NCAA Tournament games during the
Spartans' run to the 1979 national title, before assists became an official
stat.
Third-seeded Michigan State will play the winner of Sunday's game between No. 2
seed UConn and No. 7 seed UCLA in the East Region semifinals on Friday night in
Washington.
Carr, a high-jumping, 6-foot-6 junior forward, reached double-digit rebounds
for the first time and came within one point of his best scoring game.
Trey Fort contributed 12 points off the bench for Michigan State, and Jaxon
Kohler had 10 points.
Ryan Conwell led No. 6 seed Louisville (24-11) with 21 points and Adrian Wooley
scored 17. The Cardinals were seeking their first Sweet 16 appearance since
2015, when they reached the Elite Eight under Rick Pitino.
Michigan State used a 17-5 spurt to take a 10-point lead on Cooper's 3-pointer
midway through the first half. Louisville got within a basket twice after that
but never evened the score.
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