The Michigan Wolverines kept it close for a while in their second matchup with the Michigan State Spartans this season, but they were ultimately too sloppy with the ball to win. Combine that with a scoreless drought in the final 7:01, and you got a recipe for epic disaster. The Spartans sweep the season series and came out victorious last night, 73-63.
Entering this game, Michigan was 4-0 when facing Michigan State at home during Juwan Howard’s head coaching tenure, winning by a combined margin of 57 points. That undefeated stretch is no more, and the pathetic ending was all too familiar for the Wolverines.