Even with all the whistles and without the win, there was plenty for the Illini to learn from the Spartans game
The Spartans' win over Illinois bought breathing room against one of the Big Ten's most dangerous title contenders.
MSU, which is ranked No. 12 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, is coming off a 90-85 victory over Penn State on Jan. 15 in East Lansing. Illinois (13-4, 5-2 Big Ten) is ranked No. 20 in the Coaches Poll and is coming off a 94-69 win over Indiana in its most recent game on Jan. 11.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - No. 12 Michigan State men’s basketball battled to the very end with No. 19 Illinois, but it was the Spartans coming out on top with an 80-78 victory. MSU picks up its 11th straight victory and improves to 7-0 in conference play.
The Spartans' 7-0 start in Big Ten play is their best since the 2018-19 season when they last played in the Final Four.
No. 8 Michigan State is in the midst of a bit of a break before it returns to the hardwood to take on Rutgers at Madison Square Garden on
CBS analysts Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander advocate for NCAA rule change after Illinois' Kylan Boswell's shot over the backboard was disallowed.
The No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini (13-4, 5-2 Big Ten) meet the No. 12 Michigan State Spartans (15-2, 6-0) Sunday. Tip-off from Breslin Center in East Lansing is set for noon ET (CBS). Let’s analyze
Illinois faces Michigan State. Our college basketball odds series has our Illinois Michigan State prediction, odds and pick for Sunday.
The Michigan State basketball team will be at Breslin Center, trying to remain unbeaten in the Big Ten against Illinois on Sunday, Jan. 19, in East Lansing. The game is scheduled to start at noon ET.
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Whether or not Illinois is up to the task may ride on the answers to the following three questions: Can the Illini slow the Spartans' transition attack? Michigan State is led by s