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Michigan State vs. Michigan

8Belt meetings
4Michigan State wins
4Michigan wins
4Title changes

Michigan State and Michigan have met 8 times with the College Basketball belt on the line, from January 25, 1965 to March 17, 2019. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. The belt series is level at 4–4.

Belt gameDateResult
376Jan 25, 1965Michigan beat Michigan State 103–98Defense
379Feb 12, 1965Michigan beat Michigan State 98–83Defense
780Feb 16, 1979Michigan State beat Michigan 80–57Defense
1,334Jan 21, 1995Michigan State beat Michigan 73–71Title change
1,343Feb 20, 1995Michigan State beat Michigan 67–64Title change
1,735Jan 25, 2006Michigan beat Michigan State 72–67Title change
2,229Mar 3, 2018Michigan beat Michigan State 75–64Title change
2,272Mar 17, 2019Michigan State beat Michigan 65–60Defense

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