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
Game Leaders
Team Stats
42% (28-66)
Field Goal %
43% (28-65)
21% (5-24)
Three Point %
30% (3-10)
63% (17-27)
Free Throw %
78% (21-27)
10
Turnovers
8
41
Rebounds
40
10
Largest Lead
7
Game Information
East Lansing, MI
Referee:Mike Littlewood
Referee:James Breeding
Referee:Jeffrey Anderson
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 28-66 | 28-65 |
| Field Goal % | 42 | 43 |
| 3PT | 5-24 | 3-10 |
| Three Point % | 21 | 30 |
| FT | 17-27 | 21-27 |
| Free Throw % | 63 | 78 |
| Rebounds | 41 | 40 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 15 | 13 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 26 | 27 |
| Assists | 16 | 14 |
| Steals | 3 | 2 |
| Blocks | 2 | 5 |
| Total Turnovers | 10 | 8 |
| Points Off Turnovers | 10 | 4 |
| Fast Break Points | 14 | 8 |
| Points in Paint | 44 | 40 |
| Fouls | 20 | 20 |
| Technical Fouls | 1 | 0 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Largest Lead | 10 | 7 |
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
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 |
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