Overview
- May highlighted sequences he called dangerous, pointing to video that appeared to show Jeremy Fears Jr. attempting to trip Yaxel Lendeborg and saying, “the film’s there… 40 minutes of it.”
- Izzo said he addressed some actions with Fears privately, argued questionable plays occurred both ways, and invited direct contact if anyone believed something was dirty.
- Michigan has not reached out to Michigan State’s staff about the incidents, and no formal complaint or league review has been made public.
- The game featured heavy contact with 22 combined fouls, a first‑half flagrant on Fears, reports of another tangle with LJ Cason, and MSU’s Jordan Scott fouling out.
- The rivals meet again March 8 in Ann Arbor in a matchup with Big Ten title and NCAA seeding stakes following Michigan’s 83-71 road win and Fears’ 31-point performance.