Michigan State beat Nebraska on Tuesday, then watched Purdue lose. Now, the Spartans and Michigan will play for a share of the Big Ten title Saturday. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press
Both John Beilein and Tom Izzo have been clear lately about how they see the current state of the Michigan-Michigan State basketball rivalry as one of the nation's best.
The Wolverines (26-4, 15-4) will visit the Spartans (24-6, 15-4) on Saturday (8 p.m., ESPN) in the regular-season finale with at least a share of the Big Ten regular season championship on the line.