• Records/Rankings: MSU is 25-5 overall, 16-3 in the Big Ten and ranked No. 7 in the Coaches poll and No. 8 in The Associated Press poll, and is No. 9 per the college basketball analytics site Kenpom.com and No. 11 in the NCAA's NET rankings. Michigan is 22-8 overall, 14-5 in the Big Ten and ranked No. 15 in the Coaches poll and 17 in the AP poll. The Wolverines are No. 28 nationally, per Kenpom, and also 28 in the NET rankings.

• Betting line: MSU -6.5

• Coaches: Michigan State — Tom Izzo is 731-300 in his 30th season as a head coach, all with the Spartans. Michigan — Dusty May is 148-77 in his seventh season as a head coach. This is his first season at Michigan after six seasons at Florida Atlantic.

• Series: Michigan leads 104-91 all-time. MSU won the first meeting this season, 75-62, on Feb 21 at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor.

C (10) Szymon Zapala (7-0) 4.8

F (0) Jaxon Kohler (6-9) 8.1

G (3) Jaden Akins (6-4) 13.0

G (11) Jase Richardson (6-3) 11.3

PG (1) Jeremy Fears Jr. (6-2) 7.0

F (50) Vladislav Goldin (7-1) 16.3

F (1) Danny Wolf (7-1) 12.7

G (4) Nimari Burnett (6-5) 10.0

G (11) Roddy Gayle (6-5) 9.9

G (3) Tre Donaldson (6-3) 11.9

• MSU update: The Spartans are the Big Ten's outright champions after their come-from-behind win at Iowa on Thursday and Michigan's midweek loss to Maryland, which opened the door to clinch the title. It's Tom Izzo's 11th Big Ten championship, tying the mark of Bob Knight and Ward "Piggy" Lambert, and the program's first since 2020 and first outright since 2018. Today's game is no longer quite the high-stakes affair it appeared it might be, but it's still Michigan at home on senior day, with a banner-raising afterward. That's plenty big.

MSU is also trying to set itself up for the best-possible NCAA tournament seed. Based on projections, that's likely to be a 2 seed. This will probably be the final home game for MSU seniors Jaden Akins, Szymon Zapala and Frankie Fidler. I say probably because you never know when the NCAA will suddenly allow for five years of eligibility or a player will challenge for another year. Zapala might have a case under current rules. But, as it stands, this is probably it for three players on what's become a beloved MSU team, including Akins, who's been a key contributor for four years.

• Michigan update: The Wolverines have lost two straight — at home to Illinois and Maryland — to fall out of a Big Ten race they once led, running out of steam a bit just as their schedule stiffened at the end. Michigan's profile in league play shows the vulnerabilities. In Big Ten play, the Wolverines are 14th in offensive efficiency, worst in turnover percentage and 17th in 3-point shooting at 31.7%. To illustrate how rough the shooting has been for Michigan, MSU, which is known for its outside shooting struggles, is at 32.5% in conference games. Michigan will still be a top-four seed at the Big Ten tournament regardless of Sunday's outcome, meaning it'll have a double-bye to Friday's quarterfinals.

• Matchup analysis : In the first meeting, MSU picked its poison and allowed Vladislav Goldin to play one on one inside but made life tough on fellow 7-footer Danny Wolf, who makes things go for the Wolverines. MSU threw a number of different defenders at him successfully and tried to make him work defensively, too. You'd think the Spartans would try a similar approach. Jase Richardson carried MSU on the road that night until Tre Holloman got hot from beyond the arc in the second half and the Spartans' depth, defense and 14 offensive rebounds seemed to wear the Wolverines down late. At Breslin Center, MSU will be hoping for a more balanced early performance and to get off to a fast start to test Michigan's confidence.

• Prediction: The Wolverines have suggested that being out of the Big Ten race will allow them to play loose and for themselves. If that's more than spin, Michigan could be dangerous, which the Wolverines were for a long time this Big Ten season, including for parts of the first game with MSU. We've seen the Spartans struggle in games that are supposed to be celebrations. This is another of them. At home, with the roof waiting to come off the building and a banner waiting to go up, and with seniors set to kiss the floor, you can't lose this one. And there's some pressure in that.

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