Underwood is referring to Kasparas Jakucionis, who fouled out in just nine minutes. ‘Truthfully I thought the game was the ...

The No. 12 Michigan State Spartans (16-2, 7-0) came out on top of a gritty Big Ten battle as they earned an 80-78 win over the No. 19 Illinois Fighting Illini ( ...

Michigan State takes down Illinois, Rutgers gets two victories and Purdue's win streak extends to seven games. How it all ...

Two marquee matchups headlined the week: Michigan State vs. Illinois (Jan. 19) and Purdue vs. Oregon (Jan. 18). The Spartans ...

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

No Illini team has matched a 1946 stretch of four consecutive games — all vital to the Rose Bowl march — each of which ...

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball head coach Brad Underwood revealed after Sunday's game that Illinois center Tomislav Ivisic played through the game at Michigan State with strep throat.

After losing to #Michigan in overtime, Chris Collins was NOT happy with the officials, criticizing them and Vlad Goldin in ...

Illinois basketball is coming off one of the toughest losses in recent memory. The Illini held strong against the Spartans on Sunday. This could have been a blo ...

Underwood thought at least one foul call Sunday was egregious, but he wouldn't hang the Illini's loss on the officials ...

Michigan State rallied from a double-digit deficit in the first half to pull out an 80-78 win against Illinois on Sunday afternoon. The No. 12 Spartans (16-2, 7-0 Big Ten) edged the No. 19 Fighting ...

The most significant matchup of the early Big Ten season also proved to be its best, as No. 12 Michigan State outdueled, outlasted or maybe just survived a slugfest with No. 19 Illinois, hanging on ...