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On a night with everything to play for, Michigan came up empty at home against Michigan State. The Wolverines had the Crisler Center crowd rocking midway through the first half but fell flat in the second. Michigan State won the start to both halves and hit shots when it mattered. The Spartans tightened their defense in the second half and hit 6-of-12 threes to pull away. … [Read more...] about Game 26: Michigan State at Michigan Recap

Dusty May is staying in Ann Arbor.  The first-year coach of the No. 12 Michigan men’s basketball team silenced all talks of leveraging this season’s success and taking a new job as he signed a contract extension through the spring of 2030. May confirmed to CBS Sports that the new contract includes a one-year extension to the previous five-year deal, a salary bump of $1 million … [Read more...] about After engineering Michigan’s revival, Dusty May commits to long-term future

It was a night for seeing green—green with envy, green to an old rivalry in a new era, or even green for a newly minted contract raise and extension. For the No. 12 Michigan men’s basketball team, though, as swarms of Maize filed for the parking lots and left dots of green and white standing out inside Crisler Center, it could only feel as though the grass was just a bit … [Read more...] about Five takeaways from Michigan’s home loss to Michigan State

At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Friday, everything was looking great for Michigan. On a six-game winning streak and at 12-2 in the Big Ten, the Wolverines had a path to a regular-season conference championship right in front of them. Winning their four remaining home games would put them in a stellar position, and stealing one of two on the road would guarantee the Big Ten … [Read more...] about After gutting loss to Michigan State, Michigan has no choice but to respond

Tony Natoci is back this year to provide bracket updates as we lead up to the NCAA Tournament. This is Tony’s eighth year as a Bracket Matrix contributor and his sixth year writing Bracket Watch columns for UM Hoops. He publishes his own bracket at Heartbreak City and will outline where Michigan stands in current bracketology models, both in his own bracket and notable national … [Read more...] about Bracket Watch: February 20th, 2025