Stopping freshman phenom Kasparas Jakučionis is the biggest mission for No. 12 Michigan State basketball against No. 20 ...

The Michigan State Spartans (14-3) battle a fellow Big Ten opponent, the Illinois Fighting Illini (13-4), on Sunday, January ...

Michigan State is an underdog for the seventh straight game. The Spartans play at Illinois on Saturday (2:30 p.m., FS1) and are early 3.5 underdogs, according to odds posted on Sunday afternoon by ...

As Michigan ... State’s high-paced game. More importantly, Illinois has been a tough matchup for MSU in recent seasons, with its physicality and aggressive play style often testing the Spartans ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - No. 12 Michigan State men’s basketball battled to the very end with No. 19 Illinois, but it was ...

No. 12 Michigan State was triumphant in its top-20 matchup with No. 19 Illinois on Sunday, defeating the Fighting Illini, ...

and Jase Richardson added 13 points as No. 16 Michigan State earned its ninth straight win with a 78-68 Big Ten victory over Northwestern on Sunday at Evanston, Ill. Jeremy Fears Jr. contributed 12 ...

Game notes: The Spartans ... Michigan Wolverines. A win vs. the Illini, who already have their most wins in a decade, would lift spirits amid a rough season for Mel Tucker and the Spartans ...

Michigan State basketball held Washington scoreless for more than 10 minutes to open its 88-54 win over Washington at Breslin ...

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 ...