Michigan State F Frankie Fidler talks win over Ole Miss in Sweet 16
Michigan State basketball went down to Atlanta and took down the Ole Miss Rebels in the Sweet 16 on Friday night, punching their ticket to an Elite 8 matchup with Auburn on Sunday.
In the win, Tom Izzo relied on his seniors to weather some very big storms from the Rebels, but it was the seniors that would deliver. Frankie Fidler was one of those seniors that stepped up in a big way on Friday.
Fidler may have only finished with five points, but two of those points came at one of the biggest points in the game, and overall, he was a stabilizing force for the Spartans.
In the locker room after the game, Fidler briefly spoke with the media, touching on some of the game plan things in the game against the Rebels, as well as what it means to him to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.
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