Michigan @ Michigan State

Michigan picked up a 27-12 victory over Michigan State at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI on February 16, 2025. The final margin reflected Michigan’s ability to collect bonus points in key matchups when it mattered most.

Three bonus-point wins accounted for a big chunk of Michigan’s total. At 141 pounds Sergio Lemley finished Jaden Crumpler by fall, a six-point swing that lifted the Wolverines’ team score. Beau Mantanona added a 13-3 major decision at 165 pounds over Jay Nivison, worth four team points, and heavyweight Joshua Heindselman closed with a dominant 21-5 technical fall over Max Vanadia for five team points.

Collectively those three bonus victories produced 15 team points and proved decisive in separating the two teams. Heindselman’s technical fall was the most one-sided result, while Lemley’s fall provided the kind of immediate team bonus that can alter the complexion of a dual. Mantanona’s major decision supplied the extra edge in the mid-weights to keep Michigan in front.

Michigan State was unable to generate matching bonus production, and Michigan’s ability to convert in the matches above comprised the difference on the scoreboard. The 27-12 final score reflected a dual decided by a few decisive individual performances rather than a sweep of decisions.