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 ranke ...

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

EAST LANSING – After Tre White missed the last two of three free throw attempts, Jaden Akins grabbed the rebound and fired a ...

Tom Izzo sees No. 12 Michigan State basketball getting tougher after beating No. 20 Illinois on Sunday, but also knows so ...

Michigan State senior guard Jaden Akins wasn't the scoring contributor he has been for much of the season in the No. 12 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Shorthanded Illinois only losing by two in front of a sold out Breslin Center crowd of 14,797? Not the outcome the Illini ...

Frankie Fidler and Coen Carr each added 11 points for the Spartans (16-2, 7-0 Big Ten), who have won 11 straight games. Will ...

It was one of the most exciting games of the season for Michigan State basketball, and it was also their eleventh straight ...

After going down early, Michigan State basketball survived a nail-biter vs. Illinois to stay undefeated and alone at the top ...