Overview
- FOX College Hoops cameras captured the first-half huddle exchange and the clip spread widely across social platforms.
- Izzo told reporters he was "serious as a jaybird" and referenced his mother’s age as 99 and a half in explaining the remark.
- He said he hoped the blunt callout would make Teng angry enough to defend harder rather than serve as a light-hearted joke.
- Teng went scoreless in eight minutes with a turnover and two fouls as No. 10 Michigan State beat Oregon 68-52 to reach 17-2 overall and 7-1 in the Big Ten.
- Michigan State returns home to play Maryland on Saturday, and coverage noted differing reports of his mother’s age even as Izzo cited 99 and a half.