Ohio St.-Michigan St. Preview (Yahoo Sports)

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The three previous Michigan State teams to enter the Big Ten tournament as the No. 2 seed reached the Final Four, something the Spartans have done seven times since 1999. Coach Tom Izzo has only one national championship to show for it, though, and after the second-ranked Spartans finished routing Ohio State for the second time this season Saturday, senior Denzel Valentine proclaimed he had no plans to leave the program without giving Izzo a second title. The Spartans' postseason journey begins in Friday night's quarterfinals as they look to win a fifth straight meeting with the Buckeyes.

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