Michigan State lost, 71-61, to Michigan on Sunday, dropping its second consecutive game at the Breslin Center.

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Now Indiana’s 7 p.m. ET game at Michigan takes on added weight. The Wolverines are a half-game ahead of Indiana. Indiana needs to get a split in this road swing, but Michigan has been playing well. The Wolverines are fresh off of a 71-61 road win at No. 20 Michigan State, and they have won six of their last nine games.

Michigan ended a three-game losing streak in the series and avenged its 88-58 loss to the Spartans on in its home court from Jan. 25. The Wolverines got their first win at Breslin since Jan. 2023 when they won by 15 as part of what was a three-game winning streak in the series..

The Michigan State women's basketball team is hanging in the Associated Press Top 25, despite stumbling to its rival.

Two of the Big Ten’s historically great programs go toe-to-toe Tuesday on Peacock when Michigan State hosts Indiana. The tip-off between the Spartans and Hoosiers is at 9:00 PM ET, the fourth game in a men’s hoops quadruple-header on Peacock.

The Michigan State women's basketball team returns to action after a week off when it hosts rival Michigan on Sunday at Breslin Center. The game is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. ET.

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