LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Tom Izzo thought Sunday’s recreation towards Illinois had an opportunity to be an immediate traditional and the most effective environments the Breslin Middle has seen in latest reminiscence.
It was that after which some.
Michigan State’s hardest check up to now within the Massive Ten lived as much as the hype and ended with the No. 12 Spartans taking down No. 19 Illinois, 80-78.
Junior Tre Holloman led MSU with 17 factors, and Coen Carr and Frankie Fidler every had 11 factors off the bench.
The Spartans got here on a 10-game profitable streak and the one group within the Massive Ten with no convention loss, at 6-0, whereas the Preventing Illini have been 5-2 within the Massive Ten.
Illinois led by as a lot as ten within the first half and was led by Will Riley, who had 16 of Illinois’ 36 factors on the break, however MSU was capable of claw again and tie the sport on the break. Riley was led to 3 factors within the second half.
Depth was key once more for MSU as all ten gamers who performed scored a minimum of 4 factors.
Illinois main scorer Kasparas Jakucionis was in foul hassle for a lot of the recreation and fouled out with 6:39 remaining within the second half. Jakucionis completed with three factors and three assists in 9 minutes.
MSU improves to 16-2 and 7-0 within the Massive Ten. The group can have six days till their subsequent recreation, which might be towards Rutgers at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis.
