All things considered, Izzo is right there with Knight. A tick beneath him. He just needs one more national championship.

Here's a look at the winningest men's basketball coaches in Big Ten history, led at the moment by Michigan State's Tom Izzo and Indiana's Bob Knight:

Tom Izzo is a win away from surpassing Bob Knight's Big Ten wins record. He's shaking off the praise. "If he wants to trade the record, I’ll give him a buzz tonight up there. If he wants to trade the record for the four other national championships,

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo tied Bob Knight's Big Ten wins record. Monday, Purdue coach Matt Painter talked about Izzo's success.

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,

Jase Richardson scored a career-high 29 points, lifting No. 9 Michigan State to a comeback, 86-74 win over Oregon.