
Michigan State Spartans at Illinois Fighting Illini
· NCAA Men's BasketballNo. 11 Michigan State beats Illinois 79-65; Izzo passes Knight in Big Ten coaching victories

Izzo moved past late Indiana coach Bobby Knight with his record 354th conference victory.
Jase Richardson contributed 11 points and Coen Carr had 10 for the Spartans (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten), who outscored Illinois 42-24 in the second half. They finished with a 15-point run as the Illini missed their last 18 shots over the final 8 1/2 minutes.
Morez Johnson Jr. and Kasparas Jakucionis each scored 17 points for Illinois (19-7, 9-7).
Illinois: The Illini close the regular season by playing five ranked teams — including Saturday's game against Michigan State — in their last six games. They’ll need to play two good halves to survive the stretch.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 65 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 79 - 65 |
2nd 0:09 | Tre Holloman Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 65 |
2nd 0:13 | Kylan Boswell missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 65 |
2nd 0:16 | Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 65 |
Statistics
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33-68 | FG | 24-63 |
48.5 | Field Goal % | 38.1 |
5-12 | 3PT | 7-33 |
41.7 | Three Point % | 21.2 |
8-13 | FT | 10-13 |
61.5 | Free Throw % | 76.9 |
41 | Rebounds | 36 |
14 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
27 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
12 | Assists | 10 |
5 | Steals | 4 |
5 | Blocks | 4 |
7 | Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
7 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
21 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
40 | Points in Paint | 30 |
15 | Fouls | 14 |
14 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information

Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: 15,544 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 30-7 |
Maryland | 14-6 | 3 | 27-9 |
Michigan | 14-6 | 3 | 27-10 |
Wisconsin | 13-7 | 4 | 27-10 |
UCLA | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Purdue | 13-7 | 4 | 24-12 |
Oregon | 12-8 | 5 | 25-10 |
Illinois | 12-8 | 5 | 22-13 |
Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
Rutgers | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
Nebraska | 7-13 | 10 | 18-14 |
Northwestern | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
Iowa | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
USC | 7-13 | 10 | 17-17 |
Minnesota | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Penn State | 6-14 | 11 | 16-15 |
Washington | 4-16 | 13 | 13-18 |