Michigan–Michigan State
men's basketball rivalry

Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans
Sport	Basketball
First meeting	January 9, 1909 Michigan Agricultural 24, Michigan 16
Latest meeting	March 9, 2025 Michigan State 79, Michigan 62
Statistics
Meetings total	196 (7 games vacated)
All-time series	Michigan leads, 97–92*
Largest victory	Michigan State, 114–63 (2000)
Longest win streak	Michigan, 12 (1921–27)
Current win streak	Michigan State, 4 (2024–present)

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Locations of Michigan and Michigan State

The Michigan–Michigan State men's basketball rivalry is a college basketball rivalry between Michigan Wolverines men's basketball and Michigan State Spartans men's basketball that is part of the larger intrastate rivalry between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University that exists across a broad spectrum of endeavors including their general athletic programs: Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans. On the field, the athletic rivalry includes the Paul Bunyan Trophy and the Michigan–Michigan State ice hockey rivalry, but extends to almost all sports and many other forms of achievement. Both teams are members of the Big Ten Conference.

The rivalry has been evidenced both on the court and off the court. Among the off the court elements of the rivalry, recruiting of basketball talent has resulted in battles, the most notable of which turned into the University of Michigan basketball scandal, the investigation of which began when both schools sought the services of Mateen Cleaves. Michigan leads the all-time series; however, Michigan State leads the series since joining the Big Ten in 1950.