Tom Izzo believes Michigan State can get to another level. Spartans need it in Sweet 16

TheSpartanswillfaceatoughchallengeintheSweet16againstOleMiss,ateamknownforitsphysicalityandtoughnessundercoachChrisBeard.IzzoemphasizestheimportanceofhisteamfindinganotherlevelofplayandmakingadjustmentstocounterOleMiss’strengths.EASTLANSING—AdvancingintheNCAAtournamentisaboutmanythings.Matchups,forone.Grinding,foranother.Levels,forstillanother.  TomIzzoisstilltryingtogethisMichiganStateSpartanstoreachtheirs.Hedoesn’tthinktheyhave.SaidsoinIndianapolis.SaidsoagaininCleveland,wheretheSpartanssurvivedasmuchastheythrived.  “Wegrinded,”hesaidlateSundaynightafterMSUbeatNewMexicotoearnaspotintheSweet16.  Nowit’stimetothrive,inordertosurvive,whichmeansgettingtotheplaceIzzothinkshisteamcangetto.Histeamwillneedfasterstarts,betterdefense—especiallyearly—andfortheyoungstersandrelativenewcomerstothepostseasontosettledown.  It’snotthatMSUwasn’treadyforthelightsatRocketArenathispastweekend.It