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

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

Facing its toughest test of the conference season Sunday, the No. 12 Michigan State men’s basketball team (16-2, 7-0 Big Ten) ...

The Spartans' three-point percentage of 28.7 ranks worst in the Big Ten and near the bottom of all Division I teams. Defensively, the Illini prefer to run teams off the line, but given MSU’s hesitancy ...

The No. 12 Michigan State Spartans picked up their 11th straight win with an 80-78 triumph over Big Ten foe and 19th-ranked ...

Illinois guard Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, center, shoots against Michigan State guards Jeremy Fears Jr., right, and Jase Richardson ...

Vlad Goldin scored 31 points in Michigan's 80-76 OT win over Northwestern.

Tre Holloman scored 17 points to lead No. 12 Michigan State to an 80-78 win over No. 19 Illinois on Sunday in East Lansing, Mich.

Michigan State's Jase Richardson (11), Frankie Fidler (8), Jaden Akins (3), and Tre Holloman (5) celebrate after defeating ...

No. 12 Michigan State came up with just enough plays down the stretch to hold on for an 80-78 win against No. 19 Illinois and ...

The Michigan State Spartans face a season-defining game against the Illinois Fighting Illini this afternoon.  Illinois is one ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini and Michigan State men's basketball teams met in a Big Ten Conference contest at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan, on Sunday, Jan. 19.   SCORE: MSU defeated ...