Triple

T22742849
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Izzone E562461 entity
Predicate associatedWithRivalry P893 FINISHED
Object Michigan State–Michigan basketball rivalry
The Michigan State–Michigan basketball rivalry is a storied in-state college basketball matchup between the Michigan State Spartans and the Michigan Wolverines, marked by intense competition, passionate fan bases, and significant implications in the Big Ten Conference.
E1552035 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Michigan State–Michigan basketball rivalry | Statement: [Izzone, associatedWithRivalry, Michigan State–Michigan basketball rivalry]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan State–Michigan basketball rivalry
Context triple: [Izzone, associatedWithRivalry, Michigan State–Michigan basketball rivalry]
  • A. Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry
    The Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry is a historic and intense in-state college football matchup between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State University Spartans, marked by annual games and deep cultural significance in the state of Michigan.
  • B. Michigan–Michigan State men's ice hockey rivalry
    The Michigan–Michigan State men's ice hockey rivalry is a historic and intense college hockey matchup between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State University Spartans, known for its passionate fan bases and frequent high-stakes games.
  • C. Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
    The Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry is one of college football’s most storied and intense matchups, annually pitting two powerhouse Big Ten programs against each other with significant championship and historical implications.
  • D. Penn State–Michigan State football rivalry
    The Penn State–Michigan State football rivalry is a longstanding college football matchup between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Michigan State Spartans that traditionally closes the regular season and often carries significant conference and trophy implications.
  • E. Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
    Michigan State Spartans men's basketball is the NCAA Division I program of Michigan State University, historically prominent for its national championships and Final Four appearances under legendary coach Tom Izzo.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Michigan State–Michigan basketball rivalry
Triple: [Izzone, associatedWithRivalry, Michigan State–Michigan basketball rivalry]
Generated description
The Michigan State–Michigan basketball rivalry is a storied in-state college basketball matchup between the Michigan State Spartans and the Michigan Wolverines, marked by intense competition, passionate fan bases, and significant implications in the Big Ten Conference.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan State–Michigan basketball rivalry
Target entity description: The Michigan State–Michigan basketball rivalry is a storied in-state college basketball matchup between the Michigan State Spartans and the Michigan Wolverines, marked by intense competition, passionate fan bases, and significant implications in the Big Ten Conference.
  • A. Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry
    The Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry is a historic and intense in-state college football matchup between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State University Spartans, marked by annual games and deep cultural significance in the state of Michigan.
  • B. Michigan–Michigan State men's ice hockey rivalry
    The Michigan–Michigan State men's ice hockey rivalry is a historic and intense college hockey matchup between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State University Spartans, known for its passionate fan bases and frequent high-stakes games.
  • C. Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
    The Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry is one of college football’s most storied and intense matchups, annually pitting two powerhouse Big Ten programs against each other with significant championship and historical implications.
  • D. Penn State–Michigan State football rivalry
    The Penn State–Michigan State football rivalry is a longstanding college football matchup between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Michigan State Spartans that traditionally closes the regular season and often carries significant conference and trophy implications.
  • E. Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
    Michigan State Spartans men's basketball is the NCAA Division I program of Michigan State University, historically prominent for its national championships and Final Four appearances under legendary coach Tom Izzo.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69e245513a5c81908d5cb471b4fc429d completed April 17, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f17974c3208190ae1d6b05639cc942 completed April 29, 2026, 3:22 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0b8fd2538881909f55dbef8f523a8d completed May 18, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0b9112e9788190bfb91f800671540c completed May 18, 2026, 10:22 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0b917426e48190a7167f5e323b1015 completed May 18, 2026, 10:23 p.m.
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:23 p.m.