Michigan State coach Tom Izzo signals during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan State, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State won 59-56. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
Spike Albrecht, Austin Colbert, Jaylon Tate
Michigan’s Spike Albrecht (2) looks to pass between Illinois’ Austin Colbert, left, and Jaylon Tate (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Champaign, Ill., on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Rick Danzl)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan coach John Beilein says injured point guard Derrick Walton will not play against Michigan State on Tuesday night.
Walton has been dealing with toe problems and hasn’t played since Jan. 24. The Wolverines are also without guard Caris LeVert, who is out for the season with a foot injury.
With LeVert and Walton both sidelined, Michigan lost at Michigan State in overtime on Feb. 1. That was the start of a four-game losing streak.
The rematch is Tuesday in Ann Arbor.
Guards Spike Albrecht and Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman scored 18 points apiece for Michigan in the first meeting with Michigan State, and the Wolverines played fairly well on offense until overtime, when the Spartans shut them out for the entire extra period.