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Michigan State's Nick Ward 'a million-to-1' to play against Michigan

LSJ columnist Graham Couch and Freep beat writer Chris Solari break down MSU's win over Nebraska and set up MSU's date with U-M Graham Couch and Chris Solari, Lansing State Journal

EAST LANSING — There’s a chance Nick Ward and his broken left hand could be available for No. 9 Michigan State when it hosts No. 7 Michigan in a winner-takes-the-Big Ten title showdown Saturday.

How realistic is it, though?

“A million-to-1 chance that he could play,” MSU coach Tom Izzo said of his junior forward after practice Wednesday.

As for Kyle Ahrens, the junior swingman said he hopes to play Saturday when the Spartans host the Wolverines (8 p.