Michigan Earns A Share Of Big 10 Title
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The 13th-ranked Michigan State Spartans meet the eighth-seeded Purdue Boilermakers on Thursday night in a battle for seeding for the upcoming
That was Thanksgiving week, two months ago. After Tuesday’s 77-67 win over Minnesota, the Wolverines improved to 26-2 overall and 16-1 in the Big Ten. They earned a share of the Big Ten regular-season title in the process and need one win in their next three — or a loss from each of the four teams chasing them — to win the league outright.
We slotted Michigan fourth and Penn State fifth based on the expected impact of new coaches Kyle Whittingham and Matt Campbell, respectively.
Michigan basketball players knew many months ago this moment could happen. Now, they're Big Ten champions, but they want to accomplish more.