MSU hockey won a CCHA Tournament series for the first time since 2007, winning in Alaska 4-3 in a decisive Game 3. MSU held a 4-1 lead before a third-period rally, but the Spartans held on. They will play at No. 1 seed Miami next weekend.

The MSU women defeated Michigan on Friday night, then the top seed and No. 8 Penn State Saturday night to reach the Big Ten Tournament final. They will face Purdue at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The Spartans' spot in the NCAA Tournament is already secured, but it's just MSU's second appearance in the final. Consider this your game thread if you would like.

It's something that's been talked about after the U-M game. "Is This Sparta?" has put together some good data showing that MSU's post-timeout efficiency has not been good.

Joe Rexrode looks at how Michigan scored, and where the points in the paint came from. It isn't pretty.

Leaving OSU after reportedly not getting along with the coaching staff. Destination not reported.

I joined the podcast over at UMHoops for about 20 minutes. There's a lot of good stuff about U-M in this, but I jump in at the 24:14 mark if you want to go straight to that. We talk about Derrick Nix, MSU's defense, Gary Harris, Adreian Payne and, oh yeah, Sunday's game.

Mr. Burkhardt does the heavy lifting for us, creating polynomial-based trendlines showing efficiency trends for each Big Ten team so far this year. Forewarning: MSU's chart is somewhat panic-inducing, but keep in mind you have to mentally control for fluctuations in schedule strength (which has been on the tougher side of late).

You've probably heard some of these stories, but Adam Rittenberg put together a really nice and long piece about MSU's role in desegregating college football.

MSU is among the top 16. Fans get to pick the winner, so go vote.

Not saying this was the reason we lost, cause it's not. But I don't think it's fair for Nix to be villainized for something he didn't do. You be the judge.....