Sometimes, tempers flare during the heat of battle, even between teammates.
During a second half timeout in Saturday's NCAA tournament game, Spartan teammates Derrick Nix and Keith Appling had words, before Nix swatted at Appling with his towel.
Boy, you have to hand it to Michigan St., and head basketball coach Tom Izzo; they sure know how to play up begin the official start of preseason practice with Midnight Madness.