Game preview: Izzo, Michigan State up next for Louisville

After half a day to decompress following Louisville basketball's first NCAA Tournament victory in nine years, the gears start to turn towards one of the best teams Pat Kelsey's group will play all season — Tom Izzo and 3-seeded Michigan State. The Spartans easily handled North Dakota State on Thursday and marched through the regular season to a 25-6 record while compiling 15 wins in the Big Ten. They're the classic Izzo team: physically demanding, excellent on the glass, balanced offensively, and they start two 6-foot-10 centers. Louisville is expected to be without Mikel Brown Jr., and, coming off a season-high 22-turnover performance in the win over South Florida, the Cards have to take care of the basketball to pull off an upset.