ATLANTA − If Sunday is to be anything like the last time Tom Izzo and Michigan State basketball met a Bruce Pearl coached team with a Final Four berth on the line, well, buckle up. The first and ...

Tom Izzo, Bruce Pearl have met with Final Four on the line before. Time for Round 2. Tony Garcia. ... MSU is 16-5 in the Round of 32 under Izzo and 8-2 in the Elite Eight, ...

Pearl is just 1-1 in Elite Eight games, and that loss came in 2010 when his Tennessee team lost to Michigan State 70-69. So, yes, Izzo’s experience in these scenarios matters.

Pearl’s concern isn’t hyperbole—it’s math. Michigan State leads the nation with a +6.4 turnover margin, forcing 16.3 turnovers per game while committing just 9.9.

Postgame handshake between head coaches Bruce Pearl and Tom Izzo draws attention after Michigan State-Auburn Elite Eight matchup.

Bruce Pearl's Auburn Tigers are set to take on Tom Izzo's Michigan State in the Elite Eight round of the 2025 NCAA ... Auburn defeated Dusty May's Michigan 78-65 in the Sweet 16 round on ...

Spartans; Tom Izzo responds to Bruce Pearl saying he won’t let MSU ‘play the underdog card’ Published: ; Mar. 29, 2025, 8:03 p.m.

Pearl is just 1-1 in Elite Eight games, and that loss came in 2010 when his Tennessee team lost to Michigan State 70-69. So, yes, Izzo’s experience in these scenarios matters.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The 2025 NCAA Men’s Final Four will feature No. 1 overall seed Auburn and their head coach, Bruce Pearl. Pearl coached with Tom Davis for multiple years, including ...

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo celebrates a play against Ole Miss during the second half of the Sweet 16 round of NCAA tournament at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. on Friday, March 28, 2025.