Izzo has already won a national championship, 16 combined Big Ten regular season and tournament titles and reached the Final Four eight times. The Hall of Famer is now ahead of Knight, the former Indiana legend he picked up his first Big Ten victory against three decades ago.

The longtime Michigan State leader broke Bob Knight’s record on Saturday night with the Spartans’ 79-65 win over Illinois at the State Farm Center. That officially marked Izzo’s 354th conference win, which broke a tie with Knight. Izzo now holds a career Big Ten record of 354-173.

Tom Izzo becomes Big Ten's winningest coach with MSU basketball's win over Illinois after overcoming a 16-point deficit.