Michigan State, Louisville meet in March again with Sweet 16 on the line

Tom Izzo is no stranger to high-stakes games between Michigan State and Louisville.

"We had a couple with them -- ‘09, ‘19. We've played them in Elite Eight games," said Izzo, who is in his 31st season coaching the Spartans. "One of my first games was against Louisville when Denny Crum was there. They were celebrating the 15th anniversary of their championship, and I think they might have beat us by 100.

"It might have been a little less."

Indeed, it was a 79-59 Louisville win way back on Dec.