Wolverines and Zack Novak Upset the Spartans 61-57

For the first time in just over 3 years Michigan has beaten Michigan State in either basketball or football and they did it in a hostile Breslin Center.  The Wolverines pretty much controlled the entire game.  But a late spurt by the Spartans made the game interesting.  Kalin Lucas had 27 points for the Spartans and Durrell Summers had 13.  But there wasn't a player over double figures after them two.  The Spartans faced some tough times this week with the Lucious drama that unfolded and it showed.  They only had 2 bench points for the entire game.

The Wolverines were red hot from downtown shooting 10-21 47% and 6 of them came from Zack Novak.  Novak was shown on the bench screaming and yelling at players trying to be the leader he needs to be.  They listened to him.  Darious Morris had 18 points to go along with 8 assists and 4 rebounds.  Tim Hardaway Jr. also had 10 points with 8 rebounds.  For at least in tell the end of the year Michigan has made Michigan State there little brother in basketball for the first time in a long time.

Michigan State you can say they have been a bust all year long.  Starting the season as the #2 ranked team in the country, and they have not lived up to what they were suppose to be.  In fact there has been chatter they were in trouble to not win the Big Ten championship.  Now they may be in trouble to make the tournament.  The Spartans just don't have the depth, or any production don't in the pain for them to be contenders in the Big Ten, and there just not shooting the ball well at all this year.  Either way if they make the tournament expect a Tom Izzo team to go deep.

Michigan despite being 2-6 in the Big Ten have been some what a surprise this year.  They have been in close games to Kansas, Ohio State, and Syracuse.  They have also played teams like Wisconson on the road tough also.  For 3 freshman, 1 sophmore, and 1 junior to compete the way they are against the power houses of college basketball is more then impressive.  It makes a Michigan fan smile knowing that there isn't 1 senior on the team and they have competed the way they have.  Michigan will not get to the big dance this year but with the youth on this team, the future is very bright.  GO BLUE!