Exclusive: Tom Izzo on seeding, guard play, and keys to a Final Four run

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But Izzo knows what it’s like to be on both ends of the spectrum — he's been knocked off as a high seed, and he's made a Final Four as a 7-seed (2015).
"I’ve been to the Final Four as a 1-seed, and I’ve been beaten in the first weekend [as a 2-seed]," Izzo said in an exclusive interview with FOX Sports college basketball reporter John Fanta.
Containing Kolek and a Marquette offense that averages 80 points per game will be vital for Izzo and the Spartans.
"If we can put that offense and defense together — cause we’ve obviously been really good offensively the last month — then we’ve got a run in us," said Izzo.