If you're threatening records held by former Army, Indiana and Texas Tech coach Bob Knight, chances are you've been around college basketball for a long time.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has been around college basketball for a long time.
Izzo, 70, won his 353rd career Big Ten game 86–74 Saturday against Oregon in East Lansing, Mich. That ties a record held by Knight, who won 353 Big Ten games with the Hoosiers from 1972 to '00.
The Ducks jumped out to a 50–36 halftime lead on the No. 9 Spartans before Michigan State posted a 50-point half of its own—outscoring Oregon 50–24 in the final 20 minutes of action. After the game, Izzo delivered a hilarious quote about the circumstances of his historic win.
"That was not a pretty first half. I don't really give a s–t about the first half," Izzo said. "But I do care about all of you for giving me 30 great years."
Izzo will now take aim at setting the all-time conference record, which he can accomplish Tuesday night against… Indiana.