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ANN ARBOR — Two historic in-state foes are set to restore their rivalry on the hardwood on Saturday afternoon as the Michigan Wolverines host the Michigan State Spartans.

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Michigan State come into Saturday on an exciting roll of convincing wins. After beating up Penn State 82-61 on Wednesday night, the Spartans have won four straight games, all coming by 10 or more points. In fact, all of the team’s five Big Ten wins have been by double digits. However, MSU needs to work on finding the consistency to hang with best in the conference if they want to get over the hump and be conference champions.

Julia Ayrault leads Michigan State by averaging 15.4 points per game, while Moira Joiner is putting up 14.7 per contest.

A similar story was being told at Michigan, as the Wolverines won three straight games by double-digits. However, that trend was put to an end this Wednesday, but not an entirely bad way. Taking on No. 23 Minnesota, Syla Swords and company had to grind out a 70-65 win, bolstering their winning streak to four games.

The Wolverines are lead offensively by Swoards and Olivia Olson. Olson is scoring an average of 16 points per game, with Swords right behind her averaging 15.8.

The Spartans sit tied for fifth in the Big Ten, with Michigan tied for seventh.

Similar to the men’s side of things, the Spartans lead the all-time series between the two rivals. In the first 100 meetings, MSU is 75-25 against Michigan, with MSU sweeping the regular-season series last year.

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL

#21 Michigan State Spartans (15-3, 5-2 B1G) vs. #24 Michigan Wolverines (13-5, 4-3 B1G)

When: Saturday, January 25

Time: 12 p.m. ET

Where: Crisler Arena (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

Channel: Big Ten Network

Stream: FuboTV (Free Trial), Sling, DirecTV Stream

Check out the NCAA Women’s Basketball rankings here