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Predicting the AP Top 25 college basketball poll for Week 14 after huge weeks from Illinois, Florida, and Kansas.
Yaxel Lendeborg had 26 points and 12 rebounds, Elliot Cadeau scored 17 and Morez Johnson added 12 points to lead No. 3 Michigan to an 83-71 victory over seventh-ranked Michigan State on Friday night.
Despite being ranked lower than Michigan, Michigan State is currently the most-watched college basketball team in the country, per Nielsen ratings.
The No. 1 team in the poll, Arizona remains undefeated despite facing off against ranked opponents Florida, UConn and Alabama and in six Quad 1 games total. The Wildcats face No. 11 BYU on Jan. 26, but they have West Virginia and Cincinnati before then — both of them top-100 teams by NET ranking — and UCF, the toughest of the bunch.
The Wolverines make the short trip to East Lansing to take on the Spartans in a renewal of one of the sport’s rivalries.
Michigan State basketball has won two of three matchups against Michigan when both teams were in the top 10 in the coaches poll.
Michigan star forward Yaxel Lendeborg led the charge by finishing with 26 points and 12 rebounds. The former UAB star recorded his fourth double-double of the season in the victory, while fellow transfer guard Elliot Cadeau scored nine of his 17 points in the second half.
Michigan State basketball's shooting was once again the big loser in a big game as Michigan made the Spartans pay with a great effort.