May has previously only observed the rivalry from afar. He worked for the basketball team at fellow Big Ten school Indiana as a student and during his coaching career. The “intensity and passion” of Michigan-Michigan State was evident to him even through a TV screen.

Big Ten basketball is a lot of fun when both Michigan and Michigan State are good, and they are currently the top two teams in the Big Ten. The Wolverines and Spartans will meet up on Friday for a huge clash in Ann Arbor, and Dusty May knows that transition defense will be a major key to the contest.

Michigan men's basketball head coach Dusty May says the Wolverines' full attention is on rivalry game vs. Michigan State Spartans, following Ohio State win

With that in mind, what does May see from the Spartans? In a battle for Big Ten supremacy (Michigan is currently in first place while MSU is in second), the maize and blue will ha

This is as big a game as they come for the No. 12-ranked Michigan Wolverines. They're on a six-game winning streak and coming off a big win on the road in Columbus against Ohio State. Up next is a huge in-state matchup with No.

Purdue (19-6, 10-3) led Michigan (19-5, 11-2) for the majority of their intense Big Ten matchup, maintaining a steady lead throughout the game. Despite Purdue's