Locked On Wolverines - Daily Podcast On Michigan Wolverines Football & Basketball · Locked On Podcast Network, Isaiah Hole

SWEEP: Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg DEMOLISHES Michigan State—Rivalry Drama and Takeaways

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Tom Izzo said, “I’m nobody’s damn little brother,” after Michigan State’s loss.

1. Locked On Wolverines covers Michigan basketball's 90-80 regular-season sweep of Michigan State and the rivalry reactions around it. 2. Isaiah Hull hosts the episode, and he identifies himself as publisher of Wolverines Wire through USA Today Sports Media Group. 3. The episode asks whether Michigan's win, Yaxel Lendeborg's production, and the Jeremy Fears controversy change anything about the Wolverines' position. 4. Hull says Michigan State had more second-shot chances early, including seven first-half offensive rebounds to Michigan's two. 5. He notes that Michigan still out-rebounded MSU overall and limited turnover damage enough to stay in control. 6. Hull points to Michigan's 90-80 win, a 10-point margin, as the second straight matchup in which the Wolverines handled the Spartans. 7. He says Yaxel Lendeborg was the best player on the court and finished with 27 points. 8. He also cites Roddy Gale with 15 points, Trey McKinney with 12, and Namari Burnett hitting two important threes. 9. Hull says Adai Mara had foul trouble and finished with four points, while Elliott Cadeau scored two points on one-for-five shooting. 10. He argues that Michigan won despite losing points in the paint by ten. 11. Hull says the game included unnecessary extracurricular contact and that Jeremy Fears started the central controversy. 12. He references a play involving Trey McKinney stripping Cooper at the baseline as another moment that fed the tension. 13. Hull quotes Tom Izzo saying he was 'nobody's damn little brother' and saying he had chewed out Fears. 14. He also quotes Izzo saying Michigan State 'deserve[d] what they got' and that Michigan shot well enough to decide the game. 15. Hull rejects the idea that the controversy came from Dusty May's comments and says the picture was painted by Fears' repeated actions. 16. He says Michigan fans did not celebrate the physical moments and treated them as eye-roll plays rather than pride points. 17. The episode is conversational and often sarcastic, with Hull reading quotes, reacting in real time, and shifting between box-score analysis and rivalry commentary. 18. The format mixes game breakdown, broadcast reaction, and a long tangent about sportsmanship and fan behavior. 19. Michigan basketball fans who follow Big Ten rivalry drama. 20. Casual listeners uninterested in Michigan State grievance talk.

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