#20 MICHIGAN 79 #13 MICHIGAN STATE 70...the MAIZE & BLUE sweeps SPARTY behind STAUSKAS from "North of the Border" and LEVERT...WOLVERINES now lead Big 10...CAMPUS HARDWOOD from UM Ann Arbor #GoBLUE #UM #Wolverines #Big10

The Michigan Wolverines have the Michigan State Spartans numbers as they give their In-State Rivals another "L" sweeping the Season Series 2-0. The Game was nip and tuck all the way until Nick Stauskas took over in the 2nd half as Sparty had no answer for the "North of the Border" Combo Deluxe Guard.

State led at the break 36-34 as they were playing a Sparty-Like Pace. The Game turned in the middle of the 2nd half with State up 48-43 Stauskas and Caris Levert took over. They erased a five point deficit and made it a 59-52 UM lead in a blink of an eye. Stauskas led UM with a Game-high 25 points and Levert added 21 points. They both combined to shoot 6 for 10 from deep as Glenn Robinson III got in on that act chipping in with 15 including a "Splash Play" Lob from Stauskas in closing time.

Sparty gets 21 points from Gary Harris, 13 points  and eight boards with six helpers from Combo Guard Denzel Valentine, and a double double 13 points and a dozen Oranges from Adreian Payne. Sparty was - 8 in Free Throws Made and had 13 turnovers to UM's three. Those two numbers spelled the Loser's Locker Room as Sparty PG Keith Appling with that troubled wrist just isn't close to what he normally is and the Spartans are paying for that.

Michigan with the "W" moves to first place in the Big 10 at 11-3 and 19-7 overall. Sparty falls to 11-4 in the Big 10 and 22-6 overall. The Wisconson Badgers are chasing both at 9-5 in the Conference Play.