After going down early, Michigan State basketball survived a nail-biter vs. Illinois to stay undefeated and alone at the top ...

The No. 12 Michigan State Spartans outlasted the No. 19 Illinois Fighting Illini 80-78 at the Breslin Center on Sunday. The Spartans collected their first ranked win at home this season ...

But Michigan State basketball’s Hall ... has won 10 straight and 13 of its last 14. Illinois (13-4, 5-2) is the first ranked opponent since the Spartans began their win streak with a 94-91 ...

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo thinks Illinois is one of the best teams in the country, and the best in the Big Ten. That statement takes on new meaning, considering the Spartans defeated ...

No. 12 Michigan State made ... No. 19 Illinois, 80-78. It was a hard-fought contest down to the very end, and one that took second-half adjustments from the Spartans for them to be able to finish ...

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 ...

As far as rankings go, Illinois is the class of the Big Ten, ranked eighth in KenPom and seventh in the NET. Michigan State, in comparison, sits at 15th and 17th, respectively. The Spartans have ...

EAST LANSING – Michigan State basketball passed its ... while Morez Johnson Jr. added 11 points and six boards. The Spartans rendered Illinois star Kasparas Jakučionis a nonfactor, holding ...