On Friday night, Michigan basketball and Michigan State will meet in one of the most important games in the history of the rivalry. Michigan basketball and Michigan State are part of a four-way tie for first in the Big Ten with Nebraska and Illinois. Tom Izzo offers up bulletin-board material for Michigan basketball"Of course, I hate them (Michigan). The key word is "respect," and I do respect them a lot," Izzo said via Owen Oszust on X. Tom Izzo spoke on Michigan State's rivalry matchup with Michigan.