It’s been five years since Nik Stauskas led Michigan to its last Big Ten regular season title in 2014. After Sunday’s 77-70 loss to Michigan State, the path to break that drought is shrinking fast.
The Wolverines and Spartans entered Crisler Center tied atop the conference, both sporting 13-3 records. John Beilein’s bunch now trails Tom Izzo’s by a game, not to mention Purdue by a half-game.
While Michigan can exact some revenge in East Lansing in the regular season finale on March 9, the likelihood of even sharing for the championship is slim. Here are the schedules with Ken Pomeroy win probabilities for the Wolverines, Spartans and Boilermakers the rest of the way:
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