» No. 2 Michigan closes its regular-season with a second straight game with Michigan State.
» After a 69-50 win over MSU at Crisler four days ago, U-M claimed the 2021 Big Ten regular-season title.
» Isaiah Livers is 22 points away from 1,000 in his U-M career
» Mike Smith needs three assists for 500 in his collegiate career
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Sunday, March 7 -- at Michigan State (Breslin Center), 4:30 p.m.
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The second-ranked University of Michigan men's basketball team (19-2, 14-2 Big Ten) will play its second straight game against intrastate rival Michigan State (14-11, 8-11 Big Ten) after defeating the Spartans, 69-50, on Thursday at Crisler Center. With the win the Wolverines wrapped up the Big Ten title (by winning percentage). Thw Wolverines' regular-season finale is slated for Sunday (March 7) at the Breslin Center. The game is scheduled for a 4:30 p.m. tipoff on CBS with Ian Eagle (play-by-play) and Bill Raftery (analyst) on the call.
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Who are the Michigan State Spartans?
• After a 69-50 loss to Michigan on Thursday, Michigan State (14-11, 8-11 B1G) closes its home-and-home hosting the Wolverines at Breslin Center on Sunday. The Spartans are fighting for an NCAA Tournament berth and have won four of their last six games.• The Spartans are averaging 69.5 points, 37.6 rebounds and shooting 42.4 percent per game. MSU had three games postponed due to COVID-19 protocols, but it rescheduled them and is are on pace for a 20-game regular season.
• MSU starts and stops with junior forward Aaron Henry, who averages a team-high 15.4 points, 5.6 rebounds (second), a team-high 3.5 assists (88), 1.3 steals (32) and 1.4 blocks (34). Henry has posted 23 double-figure games, with seven 20+ including three of his last six.
• Graduate student Josh Langford is averaging 10.0 points and is tied for the team lead with 33 three-pointers. Redshirt junior (and Marquette transfer) Joey Hauser has 32 long-range buckets and is averaging 9.9 points per game. Junior forward Gabe Brown (7.5 ppg) has knocked down 15 three-pointers in his last eight games and is tied with Langford for the team lead with 33 long-range buckets.
All-Time Series with Michigan State
• Michigan leads, 105-85, in the all-time series with Michigan State. U-M has a 38-52 record in games in East Lansing, winning just three times since 1998 (3-17 record).
• Michigan had 10 games (7-3) games vacated by NCAA Sanctions -- giving U-M a recognized 100-82 all-time record.
• There are 16 games in which both teams were ranked among the nation's top 25 with U-M trailing, 10-6. In the last ranked-vs.-ranked meeting on Jan. 5, 2000, No. 12 Michigan lost, 87-69, to No. 14 MSU at the Breslin Center.
• There have been 37 games decided by three points or fewer, and U-M leads, 21-16. The last narrow-margin victory was a one-point, 58-57 U-M win at Crisler Center on March 3, 2013.
• There have been 13 games decided by one point, as U-M leads, 7-6, in those contests. The last thriller was March 3, 2013, a 58-57 U-M win at Crisler Center.
• There have been eight overtime games in the all-time series, with U-M leading, 6-2. The last overtime game was Feb. 1, 2015, in a 76-66 MSU win at the Breslin Center.
• Longest U-M win streak: 12 games (Feb. 5, 1921 to Dec. 10, 1927).
• Longest U-M losing streak: eight games (Feb. 17, 1998 to Jan. 30, 2002)
• Largest U-M Victory: 49 points (61-12) at Michigan on Dec. 7, 1936
• Largest U-M Loss: 51 points (114-63) at Michigan State on March 4, 2000
• U-M total 10+ point victories: 56 | U-M total 10+ point losses: 44
• U-M's average winning margin: +11.6 (108 wins) | U-M's average losing margin: -10.8 (85 losses)
• U-M's highest total: 103, 2x (Jan. 26, 1965; W, 103-87 & March 9, 1974; W, 103-98, both in East Lansing)
• MSU's highest point total: 114 (March 4, 2000; W, 114-63 in East Lansing)
• U-M's total series points: 11,294 (58.5) | MSU's total series points: 10,957 (56.8)
Just Four Days Ago
• No. 2 Michigan and Michigan State met Thursday (March 4) at Crisler Center, as the Wolverines won, 69-50, to clinch the 2021 Big Ten regular-season title.
• After battling back-and-forth throughout the first 10 minutes, the Wolverines built an 11-point halftime lead. Despite the Spartans coming out with four quick points to start the second half, U-M went on a 10-0 run to help build a 17-point lead. Balancing its inside play with long-range buckets, U-M saw that lead expand to as much as 28 points as the Wolverines coasted to the victory.
• Sophomore Franz Wagner led U-M with 19 points, knocking down a season-high four three-pointers, while grabbing six rebounds. Freshman Hunter Dickinson used a 14-point, 10-rebound effort to post his fifth double-double of the season, while Isaiah Livers, Eli Brooks and Mike Smith all chipped in nine points apiece.
• U-M shot 50.0 percent (26-for-52) from the field, while MSU shot 36.4 percent and did not make a three-pointer, going 0-for-9. Michigan held the Michigan State to its second-lowest scoring output on the season (50). The Wolverines outrebounded the Spartans, 34-28.
U-M and the Big Ten Title
• In what has turned out to be a unique season, the Big Ten regular-season title was agreed to be determined by overall winning percentage as many schedules fluctuated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Needing to win one of its last two games (both against Michigan State), Michigan clinched the Big Ten title after their 69-50 win against the Spartans on Thursday (March 4). With a current winning percentage of 87.5%, there are no mathematical scenarios that would not allow U-M to finish atop the conference.
• The regular-season crown is the 15th in U-M history and first since the Wolverines won the 2014 title by three games thanks to the play of Big Ten Player of the Year Nik Stauskas.
• The regular season titles makes the Wolverines the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament for just the second time in program history (2014).
Making His Mark in U-M Coaching History
• With Michigan's 69-50 victory over Michigan State on Thursday (March 4), Juwan Howard won his 38th game as the head coach of the Wolverines. That total is tops in program history for a second-year head coach, surpassing his former coach Steve Fisher, who tallied 37 wins in his first two full seasons as head coach (non-interim).
| U-M Coaching Win Totals After Two Seasons | |
| Coach | Wins |
| Juwan Howard | 38 (season still active) |
| Steve Fisher | 37 |
| John Beilein | 31 |
| Tommy Amaker | 29 |
| Bill Frieder | 27 |
| Johnny Orr | 23 |
• Howard finished with a 19-12 mark last season before the postseason was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So far this season, Howard's Wolverines are 19-2 heading into the regular-season finale at Michigan State and the postseason.
Some Cool Stuff to Know Right Away
• Isaiah Livers needs 22 points to reach 1,000 in his U-M career.
• Mike Smith needs three assists to reach 500 in his collegiate career.
• Franz Wagner has tallied a third of his total scoring over the last six games (92 of 274 points, 33.6 percent). He has three 20+ point games, which included a season-high 21 in back-to-back games -- at Ohio State (Feb. 21) and Iowa (Feb. 25).
• Freshman Hunter Dickinson, a seven-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week, continues to lead U-M in scoring (14.3), rebounding (7.8), blocks (31; 1.5 bpg) and field goal percentage (.606).
• Isaiah Livers has continued to show his versatility as one of U-M's top two-way players. He averages 13.9 points per game, with a team-high five 20+ point games. However it isn't just his scoring, he is averaging career-bests for rebounding (6.2; 130 total) and assists (2.1 apg; 42 total).
• With a team-high 49 3-pointers, Isaiah Livers is one long-range bucket away from reaching 50 this season and hitting that mark for the second time in his career (52 in 2018-19).
• Mike Smith is averaging 5.0 assists per game, which is third in the Big Ten. He has recorded 11 games with 6+ assists, including a career-high 10 at Minnesota (Jan. 6) -- his first double digit performance of his collegiate career.
• Smith also leads U-M in long-range shooting (48.9 percent). Hard to imagine after he started 1-for-9 to begin the season, but since that start, he is 23-for-43 (53.4 percent).
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