Takeaways from Michigan’s home loss to Michigan State

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty ImagesThe Michigan Wolverines kept it close for a while in their second matchup with the Michigan State Spartans this season, but they were ultimately too sloppy with the ball to win. Combine that with a scoreless drought in the final 7:01, and you got a recipe for epic disaster. The Spartans sweep the season series and came out victorious last night, 73-63.

Entering this game, Michigan was 4-0 when facing Michigan State at home during Juwan Howard’s head coaching tenure, winning by a combined margin of 57 points. That undefeated stretch is no more, and the pathetic ending was all too familiar for the Wolverines.

Here are some takeaways from the loss in the rivalry…