Beilein On MSU's Physicality: 'If Our Guys Back Down From That, We'll Do Like We Did Last Year'
Coach Beilein said he knows the Wolverines need some extra toughness down the stretch to have a chance Saturday in Breslin Center,
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Coach Beilein said he knows the Wolverines need some extra toughness down the stretch to have a chance Saturday in Breslin Center,
"That's why Michigan has lagged behind Michigan State in basketball, and frankly, right now, that's why Michigan State has evened the playing field."
Tomorrow's matchup between No. 3 Michigan State and No. 21 Michigan is just the latest installment of a rivalry that has become much closer, even though Michigan has only won once in East Lansing in the past ten years.
John Beilein admits he couldn't have foreseen this from Jordan Morgan.
Michigan State's chances of repeating last season's throttling of rival Michigan in Breslin Center just got much slimmer.
With 26 points against No. 10 Iowa, sophomore Nik Stauskas cemented himself in the role of go-to guy Wednesday night.
Nik Stauskas scored 26 points, and No. 21 Michigan held off No. 10 Iowa 75-67 on Wednesday night to remain unbeaten in the Big Ten.
Michigan almost upset No. 1 Arizona last month, and now the Wolverines host an Iowa team that reminds Beilein of those pesky Wildcats.
Former NFL fullback B.J. Askew has been charged in Michigan with failing to pay about $268,000 in child support.
To Tom Izzo, teams would be remiss to discount Indiana just because it lost to Northwestern after pulling off a dramatic upset of Wisconsin.
Arizona and Syracuse are the top two teams in The Associated Press Top 25 for a seventh straight week.
Caris LeVert added 20 for the Wolverines (13-4, 5-0 Big Ten), who held on for their first road win at Wisconsin since 1999 after nearly squandering a 15-point lead.
Burke, who was the national player of the year at Michigan last season and led the Wolverines to the Final Four, had plenty of supporters in the crowd at the Palace
When many Detroit Pistons fans think about Trey Burke, they contemplate what might have been.
The Wolverines (12-4, 4-0) led 47-45 when a 3-pointer by Stauskas started a 19-5 run that gave Michigan a comfortable advantage.
