Spartans can claim share of Big Ten title with win over Wolverines
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03/07/2010 -
East Lansing, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bitter Big Ten Conference rivals close out
the regular season against each other this afternoon in East Lansing, as the
Michigan Wolverines come calling on the 11th-ranked Michigan State Spartans.
Michigan has been up and down all season long, coming in at 14-15 overall and
7-10 in conference. The Wolverines blasted Minnesota in their last outing,
83-55, putting the brakes on a three-game slide and giving the team some much-
needed confidence heading into this rivalry game. UM is just 3-7 in true road
games this year, which includes a 3-5 mark against conference foes.
Michigan State can claim a share of the Big Ten regular-season title with a
win today, as the team comes in with an overall record of 23-7 and a league
mark of 13-4. The Spartans have been virtually unbeatable at home, logging a
14-2 ledger, the only two setbacks coming against top-10 league rivals Purdue
and Ohio State. MSU has won its last two games, the most recent being a 67-65
thriller over Penn State, and has claimed victory in four of its last five
overall.
Michigan owns a 91-73 advantage in the all-time series with Michigan State,
but the Spartans have won 17 of the last 20 meetings, including 10 straight in
East Lansing. MSU slipped by UM in the first encounter this season, escaping
Ann Arbor with a 57-56 victory.
Relying heavily on only players to lead the way, the Wolverines are far from
an explosive offensive team. In fact, they rank 10th in the conference in
scoring (65.0 ppg), and their meager .417 field goal percentage has them
sitting ninth. Defensively, Michigan is yielding just 61.6 ppg to rank fourth
in the league, and there are only two teams in the conference who defend the
three-point shot (.315) better at the moment. Manny Harris ranks third in the
Big Ten in both scoring (18.2 ppg) and steals (1.8 spg), and he sits fourth in
assists (4.1 apg). He has made more free throws (134) than any of his
teammates have attempted at this point. DeShawn Sims (17.1 ppg) is the club's
only other double-digit scorer, and both players also work hard on the boards,
coming up with a combined 13.8 rpg. Sims made the most of his final home game
on Tuesday night, scoring 23 points and grabbing six rebounds to lead Michigan
to its 28-point shellacking of Minnesota. Harris added 22 points and Stu
Douglass chipped in with 10 for the Wolverines, who shot a sizzling 60.4
percent from the field and drained 8-of-19 three-pointers along the way. One
of the more impressive stats from that game is that Michigan committed just
four turnovers.
Simply put, Michigan State is a very good team that knows how to play at both
ends of the floor. The Spartans, who boast four double-digit scorers at the
moment, are averaging 73.1 ppg on 47.6 percent field goal accuracy, and they
are giving up just 63.9 ppg on typical shooting efforts of 40.7 percent
overall and 32.5 percent from three-point range. MSU leads the Big Ten in
assists (17.1 apg). Rebounding has also been huge for coach Tom Izzo's club,
which comes into this regular-season finale with a league-best +9.2 rebounding
margin. MSU's most productive offensive performer happens to be the reigning
Big Ten Player of the Year in junior guard Kalin Lucas, who is shooting 46
percent from the field and averaging 14.9 ppg. Lucas also serves as the team's
primary playmaker with his 4.0 apg, and he converts nearly 80 percent of his
free throws as well. Raymar Morgan (10.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg), Durrell Summers (10.4
ppg, 4.7 rpg) and Draymond Green (10.3 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 3.1 apg) complement Lucas
perfectly, and all are capable of carrying the team if its star is off his
game. Lucas tallied just nine points in 28 minutes of action in the recent win
over Penn State, as Morgan (16 points, eight rebounds) and Green (14 points,
nine boards, four assists) took control. The Spartans watched as the Nittany
Lions dropped nine three-pointers, but held strong in logging a 39-26 edge on
the glass, a 36-20 advantage in points in the paint, and a staggering 26-1
margin in bench points.
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