Michigan State Head coach Tom Izzo talks to the refs during a basketball game between Michigan State and Oregon at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Michigan State found momentum in the second half to secure an 86-74 win. (Devin Anderson-Torrez | MLive.com)

I have memories of him kind of sneaking up on me my first game down there, and telling me how bad the officials are going to be,” Izzo reminisced Monday. “And he did it right in front of the officials,

Tom Izzo is on the verge of setting an all-time Big Ten record, but he's not focused on that when it comes to Tuesday night's matchup against Indiana.