The Spartans' win over Illinois bought breathing room against one of the Big Ten's most dangerous title contenders.

MSU, which is ranked No. 12 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, is coming off a 90-85 victory over Penn State on Jan. 15 in East Lansing. Illinois (13-4, 5-2 Big Ten) is ranked No. 20 in the Coaches Poll and is coming off a 94-69 win over Indiana in its most recent game on Jan. 11.

Even with all the whistles and without the win, there was plenty for the Illini to learn from the Spartans game

The Spartans' 7-0 start in Big Ten play is their best since the 2018-19 season when they last played in the Final Four.

Whether or not Illinois is up to the task may ride on the answers to the following three questions: Can the Illini slow the Spartans' transition attack? Michigan State is led by s

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 remain the lone unbeaten team in the conference. The Spartans (16-2, 7-0 Big Ten) extended their longest winning streak in six years to 11 straight.

CBS analysts Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander advocate for NCAA rule change after Illinois' Kylan Boswell's shot over the backboard was disallowed.

No. 8 Michigan State is in the midst of a bit of a break before it returns to the hardwood to take on Rutgers at Madison Square Garden on

Illinois faces Michigan State. Our college basketball odds series has our Illinois Michigan State prediction, odds and pick for Sunday.

The Michigan State basketball team will be at Breslin Center, trying to remain unbeaten in the Big Ten against Illinois on Sunday, Jan. 19, in East Lansing. The game is scheduled to start at noon ET.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - No. 12 Michigan State men’s basketball battled to the very end with No. 19 Illinois, but it was the Spartans coming out on top with an 80-78 victory. MSU picks up its 11th straight victory and improves to 7-0 in conference play.

Among the restaurants expected to open this year in the Lansing area are Dave & Busters, Cooper's Hawk, Bob's Big Boy and Chick-fil-A.