The College Basketball Belt · rivalry
Michigan State vs. Michigan
9Belt meetings
5Michigan State wins
4Michigan wins
2Title changes
Michigan State and Michigan have met 9 times with the College Basketball belt on the line, from February 10, 1978 to March 17, 2019. The belt changed hands in 2 of those games. Michigan State leads the belt series 5–4.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 634 | Feb 10, 1978 | Michigan State beat Michigan 73–62 | Defense |
| 667 | Feb 16, 1979 | Michigan State beat Michigan 80–57 | Defense |
| 822 | Jan 23, 1985 | Michigan beat Michigan State 86–75 | Defense |
| 830 | Feb 20, 1985 | Michigan beat Michigan State 75–73 | Defense |
| 991 | Feb 28, 1990 | Michigan State beat Michigan 78–70 | Defense |
| 1,249 | Feb 17, 1999 | Michigan State beat Michigan 73–58 | Defense |
| 1,485 | Jan 25, 2006 | Michigan beat Michigan State 72–67 | Title change |
| 1,979 | Mar 3, 2018 | Michigan beat Michigan State 75–64 | Title change |
| 2,022 | Mar 17, 2019 | Michigan State beat Michigan 65–60 | Defense |