EAST LANSING – After back-to-back losses, the Spartans stopped the bleeding with their biggest win of the season. No. 10 Michigan State shook out of a funk by pulling out an 85-82 overtime win against No.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jeremy Fears played one of his best games to help No. 10 Michigan State earn a much-needed win after his coach thought about benching him. Fears started the game and finished with 26 points — 11 in OT — and 15 assists in 42 minutes,

Michigan State’s Kur Teng made a go-ahead three with under ten seconds to play, but the Spartans fouled Illinois’ Jake Davis with a second to go. Davis calmly knocked down two free throws to send the game to overtime, tied 71-71.

The Illini fell to the Spartans in a down-and-dirty road test, and as usual social media had plenty to say about it

EAST LANSING — No. 10 Michigan State basketball beat No. 6 Illinois in a crazy top-10 showdown at the Breslin Center on Saturday, Feb. 7.

Michigan State led with 8.6 seconds on the clock after a second-chance 3-pointer from Teng. Illinois led 69-68 when Jaxon Kohler hauled in an offensive rebound off Teng’s miss and gave it right back to him, open from the same spot due to Illinois’ glass-crashing rebounding.

The Illini, who were ranked No. 5 by Andy Katz, actually inched ahead in the expert's rankings after a loss to Michigan State. Here's why.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jeremy Fears scored 26 points, including a tiebreaking three-point play with 1:47 left in overtime, and had 15 assists to help No. 10 Michigan State hold on for an 85-82 win over No.

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