An emotional game will be played Saturday night at the Crisler Center. Not only will it be a rematch between the Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State Spartans, but it will be the first time the Spartans return to the floor since the deadly shooting on campus on Monday night.
Michigan will honor the tragic school shooting that killed three students and hospitalized five more at MSU earlier this week in a number of ways:
- Warm-up shirts for Michigan
- Specially-designed t-shirts for Maize Rage & student ticket holders
- A moment of silence before the game
- A 12x8 foot “Spartan Strong” Flag in the Maize Rage student section
- The U-M Pep Band learning and performing MSU’s alma mater
- Lighting Crisler Center Green & White during the moment of silence, using programmable LED wristbands that will be distributed to all fans upon entry
In his media availability Friday, Juwan Howard had this to say about the tragedy:
“Right now it’s not about the sport, it’s about life,” Howard said.