Michigan basketball 3 takeaways from commanding win over msu

On Sunday morning the AP Poll released their week 4 rankings and the Ducks saw some positive movement. Oregon moved from No. 25 to No. 15 after their 41-20 win over the previously No. 15 BYU. The Cougars dropped to No. 19.

Find the full poll below.

1. Georgia (3-0)...59 first place votes

2. Alabama (3-0)

3. Ohio State (3-0)

4. Michigan (3-0)

5. Clemson (3-0)

6. Oklahoma (3-0)

7. USC (3-0)

8. Kentucky (3-0)

9. Oklahoma State (3-0)

10. Arkansas (3-0)

11. Tennessee (3-0)

12. North Carolina State (3-0)

13. Utah (2-1)

14. Penn State (3-0)

15. Oregon (2-1)

16. Ole Miss (3-0)

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Michigan basketball 3 takeaways from commanding win over msu

17. Baylor (2-1)

18. Washington (3-0)

19. BYU (2-1)

20. Florida (2-1)

21. Wake Forest (3-0)

22. Texas (2-1)

23. Texas A&M (2-1)

24. Pittsburgh (2-1)

25. Miami (2-1)

Others receiving votes: Michigan State (91), Florida State (85), Appalachian State (77), North Carolina (72), Washington State (62), Cincinnati (52), Oregon State (49), Minnesota (48), Kansas (23), Syracuse (7), LSU (6), Wisconsin (4)

READ MORE: Five takeaways from Oregon's win over BYU

Other Pac-12 teams to make the cut include the USC Trojans at No. 7, the Utah Utes at No. 13, and Washington Huskies at No. 18, who earned a big 39-28 win over previously No. 11 Michigan State Spartans. 

With their first significant win of the season under their belts, Dan Lanning is now tasked with getting Oregon ready for a road trip to Pullman, where the Ducks will face the 3-0 Washington State Cougars in week 4. 

The offense has been efficient and effective the last two games, scoring almost every time the first-team unit touches the ball, and the defense has sharpened their focus on the fundamentals and continues to bring the physicality needed at the line of scrimmage.

READ MORE: What Dan Lanning said after beating BYU

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Michigan basketball 3 takeaways from commanding win over msu

EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 29: Tyson Walker #2 of the Michigan State Spartans attempts to drive past DeVante' Jones #12 of the Michigan Wolverines during the first half of a college basketball game at Breslin Center on January 29, 2022 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)

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Michigan State basketball bounced back from a tough loss to Illinois on Tuesday to dismantle Michigan in the Breslin Center. What’d we learn?

Right from the opening tip of Saturday afternoon’s Michigan vs. Michigan State basketball rivalry game, you just knew it was going to be a dogfight. The Wolverines took a six-point lead early on and it looked like the Spartans were going to be in for a battle.

Michigan State battled back to take a four-point lead into halftime and then it came out of the locker room red-hot. The Spartans built the lead to double-digits early in the second half and then cruised to an 83-67 blowout win in East Lansing.

It was good to see the crowd get into it and Breslin Center be the loudest it’s been in a couple of years. Plus, this was a nice bounce-back win after a heartbreaking one-point loss at Illinois.

What’d we learn from the Spartans’ blowout win?

3. Gabe Brown, Max Christie got confidence back

For a few games, both Max Christie and Gabe Brown were struggling to conjure up some confidence. Both were struggling offensively and it led to a tough loss at Illinois and at home against Northwestern.

On Saturday afternoon, both got some much-needed confidence back.

Gabe still didn’t shoot much and missed some shots early, but it was clear in the second half that he was getting some confidence back. He threw down a wide-open breakaway dunk and used that energy generated from the crowd to hit a massive three from way behind the arc. He finished 4-for-8 from the floor with nine points and that’s a step in the right direction.

Christie, on the other hand, was red-hot from the get-go. He finished with 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting and showed some fire at the end of the game, getting into it with Moussa Diabate.

Michigan State needs these two to get hot.

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