WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA - MARCH 18: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans talks with Gabe Brown #44 of the Michigan State Spartans against the UCLA Bruins during the first half in the First Four game prior to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Mackey Arena on March 18, 2021 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
It seems like just yesterday Gabe Brown and Tom Izzo were getting into a shouting match heading into the locker room at halftime of Michigan State basketball’s First Four game against UCLA.
The Spartans had a healthy lead, but a missed assignment on defense prompted the Hall of Fame head coach to pull his junior wing aside and tell him what he thought he did wrong.