THE ESSENTIALS WHAT #53 Michigan (14-12, 8-7 Big Ten) vs #31 Michigan State (16-9, 8-6 Big Ten) WHERE Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI WHEN 8 PM Saturday THE LINE Kenpom: M -1 Torvik: M –1 TELEVISION FOX THE OVERVIEW Sports are just sports and some things are bigger than sports. Our deepest condolences go out to the MSU community. We're going to carry on because there's nothing else to do. Write your state senator. Michigan is more or less just playing out the string at this point after narrow losses to Indiana and Wisconsin put their tourney hopes on life support. "Must win" is not quite literal yet since Michigan can get on the right side of the bubble, per Torvik by going 4-1 down the stretch. That would put them at 18-13, 12-8 in the league. They'd have a shot. It's difficult to see that as a realistic possibility after Wisconsin just crushed them on the offensive boards and won a game without scoring a bucket in the last 10:45, but it is within the realm
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