NCAAB

Illinois Fighting Illini at Michigan State Spartans

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois Fighting Illini
13-5, 3-2 Away
Final
78 - 80
Michigan State Spartans
16-2, 10-0 Home

No. 12 Michigan State rallies and holds on to beat No. 19 Illinois 80-78 for 11th straight win

Michigan State stays undefeated in Big Ten as they hold off Illinois

The Spartans (16-2, 7-0 Big Ten) extended their winning streak to 11 games, their longest run since the 2018-19 season that ended with Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo's eighth trip to the Final Four.

The Fighting Illini (13-5, 6-2) took a 10-point lead in the first half and were trailing by one and had possession when Kylan Boswell turned over the ball with 5.9 seconds left.

Holloman made two free throws on the ensuing possession.

Izzo told his players to foul Boswell instead of giving up a 3-pointer. Boswell made the first free throw and after missing the second intentionally, he got to the ball and shot it from the baseline over the backboard, and the officials waved it off.

Illini star Kasparas Jakucionis was held to season lows in points (three) and minutes (nine) because of foul trouble.

Fellow freshman Will Riley came off the bench to pick up the scoring slack in the first half, scoring 16 points in eight minutes and finishing with 19.

Takeaways Illinois: Coach Brad Underwood's team put together an impressive performance with Jakucionis, an NBA draft lottery prospect, on the bench for most of the game.

Michigan State: The hard-to-please Izzo will have to give his players credit for bouncing back from a double-digit deficit in the first half against one of the Big Ten's top teams.

Key moment Illinois' bench was called for a technical foul for arguing a call with 3:18 left and Fidler made two free throws to give Michigan State a six-point lead.

Key stat Jakucionis was 1 of 3, a lack of production because of foul trouble.

Up next Michigan State plays at Rutgers on Saturday and Illinois hosts Maryland on Thursday night.

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  • TV Channel: Illinois at Michigan State 2021 College Basketball, week 11, is broadcasted on CBS.
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Matchup Prediction

Michigan State: 55.7%
Illinois: 44.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 78 - 80
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 78 - 80
2nd 0:01 Kylan Boswell Turnover. 78 - 80
2nd 0:02 Kylan Boswell Offensive Rebound. 78 - 80
2nd 0:03 Kylan Boswell missed Free Throw. 78 - 80

Statistics

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28-66 FG 28-65
42.4 Field Goal % 43.1
5-24 3PT 3-10
20.8 Three Point % 30.0
17-27 FT 21-27
63.0 Free Throw % 77.8
41 Rebounds 40
15 Offensive Rebounds 13
26 Defensive Rebounds 27
16 Assists 14
3 Steals 2
2 Blocks 5
10 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 8
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 4
14 Fast Break Points 8
44 Points in Paint 40
20 Fouls 20
10 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Breslin Center

Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 14,797 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan State 14-3 - 23-5
Michigan 14-3 - 22-6
Wisconsin 12-5 2 22-6
Maryland 11-6 3 21-7
UCLA 11-6 3 20-8
Purdue 11-6 3 19-9
Illinois 10-8 4.5 18-11
Oregon 9-8 5 20-8
Indiana 8-9 6 17-11
Ohio State 8-10 6.5 16-13
Nebraska 7-10 7 17-11
Rutgers 7-11 7.5 14-15
Northwestern 6-11 8 15-13
Iowa 6-11 8 15-13
Minnesota 6-11 8 14-14
USC 6-11 8 14-14
Penn State 5-13 9.5 15-14
Washington 4-13 10 13-15
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