No. 3 Michigan tops No. 8 Michigan State 90-80 for 15th straight Big Ten win

Yaxel Lendeborg scored 19 of his 27 points in the first half and Morez Johnson Jr. finished with 18 points, leading No. 3 Michigan in a 90-80 win over No. 8 Michigan State on Sunday to give the Big Ten champions a 15th straight conference win. The Spartans (25-6, 15-5) were swept by their rivals in the regular season, but might get a third shot against them in a week at the Big Ten Tournament final. After Jeremy Fears Jr. made a jumper to pull Michigan State within three points with 3:47 left,