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'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 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,