For just the seventh time ever, MSU and Michigan will meet on the hardwood both ranked in the national polls. It's the most hype for this rivalry in a long time.
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January 16, 2012
The last time Michigan and Michigan State faced each other while both were in the Top 25, Mateen Cleaves was a sophomore for the Spartans — and the Wolverines were trying to move on after ousting coach Steve Fisher.
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January 17, 2012
For the first time since 1998, a Michigan-Michigan State basketball game will matter. Well, maybe that's a little dramatic, but tonight's 7 o'clock tip at Crisler Center adds an element unseen in those 13 years -- each team is ranked.
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January 17, 2012
Michigan State fifth-year senior wide receivers B.J. Cunningham and Keith Nichol have accepted invitations to play in postseason all-star games, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 21. Cunningham, MSU's all-time leader in receptions (218) and receiving yards (3,086), will participate in the 87th East-West Shrine Game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., while Nichol, who set...
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January 17, 2012
Free Press special writer Nick Meyer will live-blog tonight's basketball game between Michigan and Michigan State. Discuss the action here.
Via UM Hoops
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January 17, 2012
All photos by Dustin Johnston. Full gallery after the jump including key moments, Michigan’s quarterback and post game aftermath.
For Michigan State signee Kenny Kaminski a season lost due to a football injury has not stopped him from working on other skills he’ll look to use at Michigan State in the near future. Spartan Digest spoke with Kaminski on Monday afternoon.
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January 17, 2012
Git it awn. Liveblog Chaos Mitigation Post is your friend; coverage probably starting around 6:45.
MSU liveblog
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January 18, 2012
Michigan started hot, opening a 13-4 lead just 4 1/2 minutes into the game. U-M kept its composure in a hot-shooting first half -- 54% from the floor, its best 20 minutes of the Big Ten season.
Via UM Hoops
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January 18, 2012
Footage from MGoBlue / MGoVideo
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January 18, 2012
With less than 4 minutes left in a three-point game, the player Michigan had the most trouble with Tuesday night at Crisler Center took a seat on the bench. Derrick Nix had scored 13 points and had helped Michigan State dig out of a nine-point hole and take a three-point lead. The No. 9 Spartans didn't score another basket as MSU lost its third straight to No. 20 U-M, 60-59.
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January 18, 2012
The lesson was one the newcomers hoped to avoid throughout the course of their Michigan State basketball careers, but at least now they know. This is what it feels like to lose to Michigan
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