Michigan State basketball defeated Ole Miss on Friday night and was followed up by Auburn defeating Michigan in Atlanta. With the Spartans and Tigers taking both Sweet 16 games in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament, it has set up an Elite 8 matchup between the top two seeded teams in the region.

A long rivalry between Auburn's Tahaad Pettiford and Michigan State's Jase Richardson will continue when the freshman guards lead their teams in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.

Michigan State men’s basketball is back in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2019. Tom Izzo’s team got it done by the hair of their chin Friday, beating Ole Miss, 73-70, in Atlanta to advance one step closer to the Final Four.

After neither team got the offense going for a few possessions, Auburn secures an offensive rebound, which is kicked out to guard Denver Jones behind the arc and his 3-point look was good to open the scoring.

The Spartans once again overcame a double-digit deficit to knock off Ole Miss in the Sweet 16 on Friday night. Michigan State didn't get its first lead of the game until midway through the second half,

Johni Broome recorded game highs of 22 points and 16 rebounds to lead No. 1 seed Auburn to a 78-65 win over No. 5 seed Michigan in Friday's

The Auburn Tigers beat Michigan 78-65 in the Sweet Sixteen to advance to the next round of the NCAA tournament. Johni Broome led the Tigers with 22 points and 16 rebounds. New Market native Denver Jones was on fire for the Tigers;

The first of today’s Sweet 16 matchups will be between No. 2 Michigan State and No. 6 Ole Miss. The Michigan State Spartans defeated the Bryant Bulldogs in the first round and the New Mexico Lobos in the second round to reach the Sweet 16.