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Fifty-two years ago this week - March 11, 1974 - Michigan defeated Indiana, 75-67, in a unique Big Ten men's basketball playoff game at the Assembly Hall in Champaign. The Wolverines were awarded with an automatic NCAA Tournament bid, while the Hoosiers accepted an invitation to participate in the Collegiate Commissioners Tournament.

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ILLINI HISTORY - Thirty-seven years ago this week - Mar. 11, 1989 - Fighting Illini pole vaulter Dean Starkey successfully defended his national title at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Starkey cleared the bar that was set at 18-feet-6 1/2-inches.

SPARTAN HISTORY - On March 11, 1989, 130 former Spartan basketball players were on hand as Michigan State's men's team played its final game at Jenison Field House. MSU defeated Wisconsin, 70-61, led by Steve Smith's 21 points.

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