Free Press sports writers make their predictions for Sunday's rematch between the Michigan State Spartans and the Michigan Wolverines at the Breslin Center (4:30 p.m., CBS). Michigan defeated MSU, 69-50, on Thursday in Ann Arbor.
Orion Sang
As seen in the first meeting between these two teams, there is a rather wide gap on both ends of the court. But this could be a classic letdown game: U-M just won the Big Ten title on Senior Night, clearly a huge deal for the team. If the Wolverines aren't ready for the intensity of a desperate MSU team, they could find themselves down early.