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Big Ten tournament: Old labels don't apply for Michigan, Michigan State

Free Press sports writers Shawn Windsor, Chris Solari and Nick Baumgardner react to the Spartans and Wolverines winning to play one another in the Big Ten tournament semifinal.

NEW YORK — We've got old tropes and new narratives. White collar vs. Blue collar. A team that's found itself facing a team that's still searching.

When Michigan and Michigan State take the floor at Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament, they'll do so with labels that no longer apply.