The B1G Tournament has provided plenty of excitement over the last four days, but things come to an end in Chicago on Sunday. We couldn’t have asked for a better matchup.

Rivals Michigan and Michigan State will go head to head for the third time this season with the B1G Tournament title hanging in the balance. It should be an excellent conclusion to another great tournament.

Here are a few quick things to know before Sunday’s game, with tipoff scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS.

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Second-ever B1G Tournament title game matchup

Since the tournament’s inauguration in 1998, Michigan and Michigan State have played in the B1G Tournament championship just once, in 2014. That game was won by the Spartans by a 69-55 score. While the title game has featured either UM or MSU each of the last six seasons, this will be just the second time the two teams battle each other for the tournament title.

Michigan State won both regular season meetings

A statistic Michigan fans are all-too familiar with and Michigan State fans celebrate at every turn. The Spartans won the first game in Ann Arbor 77-70 and the second in East Lansing 75-63. Those two victories helped Tom Izzo capture his ninth B1G regular season title. It was also the first time the Spartans swept the Wolverines in the rivalry series since 2015.

Cassius Winston and Zavier Simpson have been really good

Winston and Simpson were both really good in the regular season, and they’ve delivered in the B1G Tournament, as well. Here’s a look at the stat line for the two guards after two games each this postseason:

  • Simpson: 25 points, 20 assists, 83.3 FG%, 1 turnover
  • Winston: 39 points, 11 assists, 54.2 FG%, 6 turnovers

Winston has been the better scorer but Simpson has been incredibly efficient. This is going to be the matchup to watch throughout Sunday’s game.

Rebounding will be a major factor

In both of the regular season matchups, Michigan State won the rebounding battle. The Spartans outrebounded the Wolverines 79-51 in the two previous meeting this year, and that was without Nick Ward on the floor. Michigan is going to need to attack the glass a lot better in order to beat Michigan State and get revenge for those two losses.

Michigan is chasing history

John Beilein and Co. have already made history, winning 10 consecutive B1G Tournament games dating back to 2017. But Michigan can also become the first team to ever win three consecutive tournament championships. And making history by beating your rival would make it so much sweeter for the Wolverines.