Game thread: Michigan State beats Michigan, 70-64
No. 2 Michigan (19-2, 14-2 Big Ten) vs. Michigan State (14-11, 8-11)
When: 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
Where: Breslin Center, East Lansing.
TV: CBS.
Radio: WWJ-AM (950) and WJR-AM (760).
Line: Michigan by 8½.
STAFF PREDICTIONS: Who will win rematch in East Lansing?
Game notes: Michigan dominated Thursday's game vs. MSU, winning 69-50 to claim the Big Ten regular season title and the No. 1 seed in this week's conference tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Read how the Wolverines have fared in the NCAA tourney after winning the Big Ten outright. ... The Spartans remain one of the projected "Last Four In" the field of 68 according to Bracketologists, but a win in this rematch would almost certainly punch their ticket to the Big Dance, and maybe get them out of the "First Four" game. ... A third game in a week between the rivals could happen Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament: MSU will be in the No. 8-9 matchup Wednesday afternoon, with the winner advancing to face Michigan.
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