Sunday at 4: 30 p. m. ET, No. 8 Michigan State visits No. 3 Michigan in Ann Arbor as the Wolverines close the regular season with a Maize Out and Senior Day. The timing matters because Michigan’s March 8 regular-season finale intersects with senior celebrations, and Michigan State arrives off a game in which Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 21 points.
Michigan State’s form and scoring profile
Michigan State enters the game at 25-5 overall and 15-4 in Big Ten play, sitting sixth in the conference in scoring at 78. 7 points per game. The Spartans have shot 47. 2% as a team this season, and Jeremy Fears Jr. has averaged 15. 3 points with 2. 5 rebounds; Coen Carr has averaged 12. 5 points and 5. 6 rebounds over his last 10 games. Michigan State’s recent victory over Rutgers finished 91-87.
Michigan’s season achievements and stretch run
Michigan is 28-2 overall and 18-1 in Big Ten play, carrying the Big Ten championship into the regular-season finale. The Wolverines posted a demanding 11-game, 38-day stretch that included seven road contests, five matchups against top-10 opponents and a neutral-site game against Duke in Washington, D. C. Michigan has produced program highs this season, including 23 wins by 10 or more points and a conference mark of 18 Big Ten victories.
Last meeting, series history and recent head-to-head edge
Michigan won the last meeting 83-71 on Jan. 31, when Yaxel Lendeborg scored 26 points. Over their last 10 outings, the Wolverines are 9-1, averaging 83. 4 points, 34. 0 rebounds, 19. 1 assists, 4. 2 steals and 5. 8 blocks per game while shooting 50. 2% from the field; their opponents have averaged 68. 5 points. The all-time series favors Michigan, with a 105-92 lead, though the Wolverines have dropped their last two meetings at Crisler Center in 2024 and 2025.
Tipoff is scheduled for Sunday at 4: 30 p. m. ET; the team’s schedule lists tipoff at 4: 40 p. m. ET. If Michigan secures the home victory, a postgame Senior Day celebration honoring the Wolverines’ seniors and managers will follow.
