Michigan–Michigan State
women's basketball rivalry
SportBasketball
First meetingFebruary 3, 1973
Michigan State 61, Michigan 24
Latest meetingFebruary 5, 2023
Michigan 77, Michigan State 67
Statistics
Meetings total96
All-time seriesMichigan State leads, 73–25
Largest victoryMichigan State, 77–34 (2005)
Longest win streakMichigan State, 12 (2008–2013)
Current win streakMichigan, 3 (2022–present)
Locations of Michigan and Michigan State

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.

TeamMichiganMichigan State
National titles00
Final Four appearances01
NCAA Tournament appearances817
Big Ten tournament titles01
Big Ten regular season titles04
Big Ten Players of the Year11
All-time program record561–677742–480
All-time winning percentage.453.607

Game results

All-time meetings

Michigan victoriesMichigan State victoriesTie gamesVacated wins

References

  1. 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.
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