Two seconds.
That's all it took for Michigan State freshman forward Nick Ward to pick up a foul in the Spartans' NCAA Tournament opening round game against Miami on Friday night.
So, with Ward sent to the bench early in the first half with one foul, what did Michigan State coach Tom Izzo and his staff say to the standout freshman?
"A lot," Izzo told TNT's Dana Jacobson during a halftime interview. "Poor Nick, you can't foul on the jump ball, especially when you're in our situation - we have no bigs. But, give him credit, he did bounce back, give our team credit, we bounced back and played better.