Michigan (20-6, 12-3 Big Ten), had a bit of a setback this week, dropping its only game of the week to rival Michigan State, 75-62, at home. Not only was the defeat the first at Crisler Center in May's career, it also included just the second technical foul of May's career and his first in the maize and blue.

It wasn't the best week for Michigan men's basketball, at least not on the court. There were some fireworks before the Wolverines had their test against in-stat

Michigan basketball had been steadily rising up the rankings over the course of the 2024-25 college basketball season with big wins over Wisconsin (which is aging quite well as time moves on) and Purdue.