It wasn't Michigan State's best performance by any means, but the Spartans found a way to distance themselves from a persistent Samford team down the stretch. Spartans coach Tom Izzo spoke on the 83-75 win afterward.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State was given all it could handle when it hosted Samford on Tuesday night.
The Bulldogs were a gritty team that never went away, but the Spartans did what they could to hold them off, ultimately downing the visitors 83-75. As was the case with Michigan State's other three wins so far this season, there were pros and cons. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo addressed them when he spoke to the media after the victory.Below is a partial transcript from Izzo's opening statement of his postgame press conference:
Izzo: "Wow. Those of you that I did talk to, a few of you, I didn't lie to you. That game was everything I thought it would be and a little bit more. I felt at the end that it was an incredible team win. I mean, everybody got a rebound -- I think, except Kur . I was mad at him for not getting one in 9 seconds. But we had different heroes, and our crowd was one of them. ... I thought our crowd, when Coen made a couple of those plays, really got us back in it, too.
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