Michigan vs. Michigan State is always a heated rivalry game, regardless of the sport. Then, you add the chance of playing for the Big Ten championship. This was a must-win game for Michigan and tensions were high straight through the very end of the game.
Ultimately, Michigan State won 79-62, winning the Big Ten regular season championship by three games over Michigan. However, it wasn’t without some extracurriculars taking place at the end of the game.
Michigan State Tradition Leads to Pushing and Shoving
With 37.2 seconds left, a pushing and shoving contest broke out at center court during an iconic Michigan State tradition.
Since 1995, Spartans seniors have kissed the logo annually at the coveted Senior Day game. This gesture indicates that the Spartans are kissing their college days goodbye and thanking Michigan State for everything it did for them.
Today, we saw Michigan players blocking the logo as a chance to get under their opponent’s skin. This angered MSU’s Tre Holloman, as he ran up and shoved L.J. Mason and Phat Phat Brooks out of the way.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY AT MIDCOURT IN MICHIGAN VS MICHIGAN STATE
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Whether Michigan was frustrated with the game’s result or just didn’t like Michigan State at all, this was Michigan’s way of getting back at their cross-town rival. This led to benches clearing and a quick shoving and pushing match breaking out, which was fairly quickly resolved.
Holloman led the Michigan State team in points with 20 off the bench, playing 26 minutes in total. Jase Richardson and Jaden Akins each had great games, picking up 18 and 11 points, respectively.
Carson Cooper and Jaxon Kohler also made their presence felt, leading the team in rebounds with eight and seven, respectively.
On the Wolverines’ side, no player had an answer for Vladislav Goldin, who scored a whopping 29 points. Unfortunately for Goldin, he did all of the heavy lifting, as only one other player had over 10 points, Danny Wolf, with 18.
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Michigan State enters the NCAA tournament with a very impressive record (26-5, 17-3). Michigan will more than likely be selected as they have another impressive record (22-9, 14-6).
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