FIRST HALF:

3:54: Michigan 28, Michigan State 23

Tre Holloman halted the 15-0 run with a pair of free throws and a jumper for Michigan State’s first made basket in seven minutes. In between those scores, Will Tschetter knocked down a triple. Holloman split a pair of free throws after a technical foul on Michigan before a Burnett dunk on the break.

7:19: Michigan 23, Michigan State 16

Baskets by Rubin Jones and Justin Pippen followed by a triple from Burnett pushed the run to 15-0 while the Spartans looked lost offensively. They missed 11 of 12 shots, have gone scoreless for 5:34 and have a trio of turnovers in that stretch.

11:02: Michigan State 16, Michigan 15

Michigan’s Roddy Gayle missed a pair of free throws and Jaden Akins knocked down a 3-pointer in transition for the Spartans. Danny Wolf rattled in a triple and then delivered a behind-the-back pass on the break as Gayle scored and was fouled. It’s a 7-0 run for the Wolverines and Gayle will have a chance to complete the three-point play with a free throw coming out of the break.

14:09: Michigan State 11, Michigan 6

Jase Richardson got Michigan State started with five quick points on a triple and drive down the lane and early subs Coen Carr and Carson Cooper got on the board early. Cooper scored on an offensive rebound and Carr threw down an alley-oop. Vladislav Goldin scored first in the paint for Michigan and Nimari Burnett had a pair of buckets before the first media timeout.

PREGAME:

ANN ARBOR – Michigan and Michigan State are back to playing meaningful games late in the season.

The No. 12 Wolverines host the No. 14 Spartans on Friday (8 p.m., FOX) with first place in the Big Ten up for grabs. It’s the first matchup with both teams ranked in the top 15 in five years.

Michigan, which closed the Juwan Howard era with an 8-24 record last season, has surged under first-year coach Dusty May and an overhauled roster. The Wolverines have won six straight and have a half-game lead over the Spartans in the Big Ten standings.

Michigan State also opened the season unranked before a 13-game winning streak vaulted the team into the top 10. The Spartans lost three of four before rebounding with wins at Illinois and against Purdue for coach Tom Izzo, who now owns the record for career Big Ten victories.

Izzo owns a 34-21 career record against Michigan after the Spartans took both games last season. Michigan State won 81-62 in East Lansing and 73-63 in Ann Arbor.

GAME INFORMATION:

Who: No. 14 Michigan State (21-5, 12-3) at No. 12 Michigan (20-5, 12-2)

When: Friday, 8 p.m.

Where: Crisler Center (Ann Arbor)

TV: FOX

Latest line: Michigan -3.5