Michigan State is one win away from a ninth Final Four appearance in the 70-year-old’s 30-year tenure. If the Spartans can get by top-seeded Auburn or rival Michigan in the Elite Eight, Izzo will join Roy Williams, ranking fourth all-time in Final Four appearances, behind only Mike Krzyzewski (13), John Wooden (12) and Dean Smith (11).

The magic continues for the six-seeded Ole Miss men's basketball team as they head east to take on the South Region's two seed Michigan State on Frida

Tom Izzo wants to get back to a Final Four and beyond. Before that, Michigan State basketball must get past a Mississippi team that resembles his own.

UCLA, which entered Friday averaging 15 turnovers per game, finished with 19 against Ole Miss. The Rebels cashed in on 15 points off them. That’s fine when Betts dominated the way she did, but the margin for error only gets smaller as the tournament continues.

Lauren Betts was dominant inside, scoring 31 points on 15-of-16 shooting to lead UCLA past Mississippi 76-62 on Friday night and sending the Bruins to the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018.