Michigan State advances to face No. 6 Ole Miss (24-11) in a regional semifinal on Friday (time TBD) at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. No. 1 Auburn and No. 5 Michigan play in the other semifinal. It was Izzo’s 13th NCAA Tournament win when trailing at the half as he now trails only Mike Krzyzewski’s 14.

Jaden Akins scored 16 points, including a 3-pointer that put Michigan State ahead to stay, and coach Tom Izzo took the Spartans to the Sweet 16 for the 16th time with a 71-63 victory over New Mexico.

Ole Miss basketball is in the NCAA tournament Sweet 16 for the first time since 2001. See the time, TV channel for Friday's game vs Michigan State.

Its upcoming opponent pulled off an upset to remain in the dance. No. 6 seed Ole Miss hammered No. 3 seed Iowa State 91-78 on Sunday to reach the Sweet 16 for just the second time in program history. Its victory sets up a showdown against the second-seeded Spartans at 7:09 p.m. Friday in Atlanta.

They eked out a win against first-round opponent UC San Diego and then buried Texas A&M to punch their ticket to the Sweet Sixteen. The maize and blue head to Atlanta to face the Auburn Tigers on a five-game winning streak and all the confidence in the world.