Bob Wojnowski, Matt Charboneau and James Hawkins of The Detroit News analyze the Friday victories by Michigan and Michigan State and preview Saturday's Big Ten tournament semifinal. Detroit News
New York — This is what we wanted. This is what we needed. And frankly, it might be exactly what Michigan and Michigan State needed.
The Spartans and Wolverines will meet again after all, in the Big Ten semifinals, and while it won’t officially settle anything, it certainly sets up something. The top-seeded Spartans are still searching for their lock-down mentality despite winning their 13th straight game, 63-60 over Wisconsin on Friday.