Illinois Fighting Illini @ Michigan State Spartans
13-5, 5-3 Big Ten
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13-5, 5-3 Big Ten
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
ILL | 36 | 42 | 78 |
MSU | 36 | 44 | 80 |
16-2, 7-0 Big Ten
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16-2, 7-0 Big Ten
Illinois Fighting Illini
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 35 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | 13 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | 13 | 5-13 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 5 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | 19 | 7-17 | 2-3 | 3-6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | 11 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 21 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
78 | 28-66 | 5-24 | 17-27 | 41 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 20 | |
42% | 21% | 63% |
Michigan State Spartans
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 20 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | 17 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 7-8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | 9 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | 8 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 21 | 11 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | 11 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 20 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
80 | 28-65 | 3-10 | 21-27 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 20 | |
43% | 30% | 78% |
ILL @ MSU Videos
Michigan State crowd hyped after alley-oop, and-1 buckets
Illinois' Kylan Boswell throws no-look to Tomislav Ivisic for the dunk
Michigan State's Jaden Akins flips in circus and-1
Game Information
East Lansing, MI
Referee:Mike Littlewood
Referee:James Breeding
Referee:Jeffrey Anderson
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
Men's College Basketball News
How every five-star men's college basketball recruit fits with their new programs
Breaking down the outlook for every committed five-star recruit atop the SC Next 100 rankings for 2026.
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Optimistic Baker: New NCAA eligibility rules not retroactive
NCAA president Charlie Baker, who is "pretty optimistic" the age-based eligibility proposal will pass, told ESPN that the implementation is not expected to include athletes who graduated or exhausted their eligibility in the 2025-26 season.
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Five-star senior guard Dylan Mingo commits to Baylor Bears
Five-star senior Dylan Mingo, the best available guard in the 2026 class, has committed to coach Scott Drew and the Baylor Bears, he told ESPN on Monday, after he had previously committed to North Carolina.
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