Tom Izzo Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Michigan State Spartans lost 98-93 in overtime to Kansas State in their Sweet 16 matchup on Thursday. Following the team's defeat in Madison Square Garden, head coach Tom Izzo lashed out at fate.

Izzo’s Spartans were tied with the Wildcats at 92-92 with just over a minute remaining in overtime when Kansas State’s Keyontae Johnson made a huge alley-oop dunk to break the stalemate.

Then with 15 seconds left, Ismael Massoud made a great baseline shot to boost the Wildcats to a three-point advantage and an ultimate trip to the Elite Eight.

Even though it was a great, close game, Izzo seemed to diminish Kansas State’s accomplishment, saying in his postgame interview with TBS’ Allie LaForce that Kansas State earned the win in part due to some “lucky plays.”

“Give them credit. They banked in two shot-clock threes. They made some big plays but some of those plays weren’t big plays; they were lucky plays. I didn’t think we played our best. Some of it was them, some of it was us,” Izzo said.

Kansas State shot 55.9% from the field in the victory and made 45.8%  of their three-point shots. Compare that to Izzo's Spartans, who shot 49.2% from the field and made 52% of their three-point shots. 

Kansas State is probably too busy celebrating the win — and their impending trip to the next round — to worry about Izzo’s comments.

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