Michigan to put Michigan State rivalry aside in first basketball game following school shooting

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A typically tough in-state rivalry will be put on hold Saturday as the University of Michigan men's basketball team will host the Michigan State Spartans five days after a shooting at MSU took the lives of three students and critically injured five more.

To show solidarity with the Spartans, Michigan Athletics announced Thursday various recognitions will be in place during the 8 p.m. game at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor.

The display of support will begin with the basketball team, as UM said the men will be wearing specially designed warm-ups for the game. 

The design has not been publicly released, but the women's team wore white shirts with a green heart encompassing the Spartan mascot during a Thursday game.

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Michigan Wolverines players wore t-shirts to show their support for Michigan State during a women's college basketball game between the Michigan Wolverines and the Indiana Hoosiers on Feb. 16, 2023 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN. (Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Many fans will also have the opportunity to wear their support as 2,000 specially designed t-shirts will be available to student ticket holders and the Mazie Rage, UM's student cheering section. A 12-foot by 8-foot "Spartan Strong" flag will also be on display in the Maize Rage section.

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Before the game starts, a 30-second moment of silence will take place while the arena is lit up in green and white using programmable LED wristbands that will be distributed to