Tom Izzo's No. 14 Michigan State Spartans went into halftime down, 34-38, to the No. 12 Michigan Wolverines on the road. The Spartans turned the ball over nine times in the first half and shot 11-for-30 (36%) from the field.

Tom Izzo had a classic answer after Rece Davis asked him if he felt bad about MSU beating Michigan on the night Vlad Goldin proposed to his girlfriend

Tom Izzo entered the 1997-98 season on the hot seat as Michigan State’s basketball coach; he was just 33-27 overall with a couple NIT bids in his first two seasons. Year 3 was different though. The Spartans were stacked with a slew of young talent out of Flint,