Michigan State basketball defeated Louisville on Saturday afternoon, punching their ticket into the Sweet 16. The 77-69 victory was massive for the Spartans, who got to experience winning the weekend in the NCAA Tournament, while making another second weekend.
While Charles Barkley was seen praising Tom Izzo, following the locker room video of Izzo addressing his team, legendary college basketball head coach Bruce Pearl was seen getting emotional about Izzo’s speech to his players.
Pearl got emotional talking about how Izzo addressed his team, and what it means to a coach and a program to share the success of making it to a Sweet 16.
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