Spartans head coach Tom Izzo netted his 356th conference win, taking the No. 1 in the Big Ten from first-year Michigan coach Dusty May in a 75-62 contest that saw Michigan State surge ahead in the second half. The Spartans held the Wolverines scoreless for the final 4:12 while putting up a 9-point run.

College basketball fans in the state of Michigan have waited nearly the whole season for the Wolverines and Spartans to clash, especially considering the two rivals have been fighting for Big Ten supremacy.

The Wolverines hit just one of nine 3-point tries in the second half as MSU surged back from a four-point deficit.