Sport | Basketball |
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First meeting | February 3, 1973 Michigan State 61, Michigan 24 |
Latest meeting | February 5, 2023 Michigan 77, Michigan State 67 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 96 |
All-time series | Michigan State leads, 73–25 |
Largest victory | Michigan State, 77–34 (2005) |
Longest win streak | Michigan State, 12 (2008–2013) |
Current win streak | Michigan, 3 (2022–present) |
The Michigan–Michigan State women's basketball rivalry is a college basketball rivalry between the Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans women's basketball programs that is part of the larger intrastate rivalry between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. The rivalry between the Wolverines and Spartans notably includes football, ice hockey, and men's basketball, but extends to almost all sports.
History
As of January 2023, Michigan State leads the series 73–24, including winning 24 of the first 27 meetings between the two teams. With both teams being in the Big Ten Conference, the teams have met at least once a year since 1973. In February 2020, Michigan completed its first season sweep of the Spartans since the 2014–15 season.[1]
Accomplishments by the two rivals
The following summarizes the accomplishments of the two programs.
Team | Michigan | Michigan State |
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National titles | 0 | 0 |
Final Four appearances | 0 | 1 |
NCAA Tournament appearances | 8 | 17 |
Big Ten tournament titles | 0 | 1 |
Big Ten regular season titles | 0 | 4 |
Big Ten Players of the Year | 1 | 1 |
All-time program record | 561–677 | 742–480 |
All-time winning percentage | .453 | .607 |
Game results
All-time meetings
Michigan victories | Michigan State victories | Tie games | Vacated wins |
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References
- ↑ Reider, Sean (February 24, 2020). "'The tide has been turning': Women's basketball players, coaches discuss the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry". StateNews.com. State News, Inc. Retrieved February 25, 2020.