With the Big Ten regular-season championship in hand, third-ranked Michigan will continue its push toward a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament with a road game Thursday against Iowa on Peacock.

It's been a chippy but well-played game between Michigan and Michigan State basketball so far in their second top-10 showdown this season.

So the defense locked in and held Michigan without a field goal for nearly the first six minutes of the fourth quarter.