The Spartans fought valiantly to the finish, but in the end, they just didn't have enough offense to make up for Michigan's 27-point first half.
The Wolverines, losers of seven of their last eight to MSU, finally got that monkey off their back with a 32-23 win in East Lansing.
Michigan outgained the Spartans, 438 to 401, but it went conservative in the second half and only put three points on the board.
Wilton Speight got off to a fast start and continued to make impressive throws, especially on third down, but he finished with an underwhelming stat line (16-for-25, 244 yards, INT).