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Couch: 3 quick takes on Michigan State basketball's 71-63 win over New Mexico to reach the Sweet 16

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Michigan State basketball beat New Mexico 71-63 to reach the Sweet 16.

Jaden Akins , Tre Holloman , Frankie Fidler and Szymon Zapala were there to make sure this game went the right way.

The Spartans ' ability to solve a tricky matchup in-game has time and again been how they’ve won this season .

MSU moves on to the second weekend where even tougher competition awaits.

This will be another tough one for the Spartans , who don’t always make winning look easy anyway. But this is where MSU wants to be as a program — a 2 seed, in the Sweet 16, one great weekend from getting back to a place that used to be pretty familiar. Contact Graham Couch at gcouch@lsj.com. Follow him on X @Graham_Couch and BlueSky @GrahamCouch..