No. 2 Michigan St tops Illinois 81-61, seals share of title
Miles Bridges scored 19 points, Joshua Langford had 16 and No. 2 Michigan State beat Illinois 81-61 on Tuesday night, sealing a share of the Big Ten championship.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Illinois Fighting Illini
61
Michigan State Spartans
81
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | 35 | 26 | 61 |
| MSU | 38 | 43 | 81 |
Breslin Center · 14,797 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | vs Pennsylvania Quakers | W 112-70 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | W 120-45 | NCAAM |
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 61-81
Da'Monte Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 60-81
Da'Monte Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 59-81
Da'Monte Williams made Free Throw.
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Not Available 1:36 58-81
Joshua Langford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miles Bridges.
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Not Available 2:14 58-78
Trent Frazier made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:01 56-78
Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:09 55-78
Miles Bridges made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:09 55-77
Miles Bridges made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:44 55-76
Miles Bridges made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:34 55-75
Leron Black made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:34 54-75
Leron Black made Free Throw.
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Not Available 4:50 53-75
Miles Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 5:07 53-72
Leron Black made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:07 52-72
Leron Black made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:17 51-72
Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
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Not Available 5:17 51-71
Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Goins.
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Not Available 5:32 51-69
Leron Black made Jumper. Assisted by Mark Smith.
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Not Available 5:53 49-69
Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:09 49-66
Leron Black made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:09 48-66
Leron Black made Free Throw.
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Not Available 6:36 47-66
Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Goins.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:01 47-63
Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:01 46-63
Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
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Not Available 7:12 45-63
Leron Black made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:30 43-63
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:30 43-62
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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Not Available 8:10 43-61
Kenny Goins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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Not Available 8:44 43-58
Xavier Tillman made Dunk. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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Not Available 8:48 43-56
Kipper Nichols made Layup.
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Not Available 9:09 41-56
Kenny Goins made Dunk. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:21 41-54
Greg Eboigbodin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:37 40-54
Miles Bridges made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:37 40-53
Miles Bridges made Free Throw.
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Not Available 13:09 40-52
Leron Black made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
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TipShot 13:29 38-52
Gavin Schilling made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Not Available 13:49 38-50
Te'Jon Lucas made Layup. Assisted by Leron Black.
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Not Available 15:21 36-50
Joshua Langford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miles Bridges.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:31 36-47
Leron Black made Free Throw.
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Not Available 16:05 35-47
Jaren Jackson Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Joshua Langford.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:45 35-45
Joshua Langford made Free Throw.
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Not Available 18:10 35-44
Gavin Schilling made Dunk. Assisted by Joshua Langford.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:52 35-42
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:52 35-41
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:39 35-40
Joshua Langford made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:39 35-39
Joshua Langford made Free Throw.
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Not Available 0:09 35-38
Greg Eboigbodin made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 33-38
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
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Not Available 1:26 33-37
Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Alstork.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:51 30-37
Kenny Goins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:51 30-36
Kenny Goins made Free Throw.
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Not Available 3:06 30-35
Kenny Goins made Layup. Assisted by Joshua Langford.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:15 30-33
Greg Eboigbodin made Free Throw.
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Not Available 4:18 29-33
Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Alstork.
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Not Available 4:49 26-33
Joshua Langford made Layup. Assisted by Miles Bridges.
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Not Available 5:31 26-31
Miles Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
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Not Available 6:23 26-28
Leron Black made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
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Not Available 6:50 23-28
Leron Black made Jumper. Assisted by Kipper Nichols.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:06 21-28
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:06 21-27
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
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Not Available 7:34 21-26
Cassius Winston made Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 61-81
End of Game
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Offensive Rebound 0:16 61-81
Xavier Tillman Offensive Rebound.
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Not Available 0:16 61-81
Conner George missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 61-81
Da'Monte Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 60-81
Da'Monte Williams made Free Throw.
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Not Available 0:31 59-81
Foul on Xavier Tillman.
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Offensive Rebound 0:34 59-81
Da'Monte Williams Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 59-81
Da'Monte Williams missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 59-81
Da'Monte Williams made Free Throw.
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Not Available 0:37 58-81
Foul on Matt McQuaid.
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Defensive Rebound 0:46 58-81
Greg Eboigbodin Defensive Rebound.
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Not Available 0:46 58-81
Matt McQuaid missed Three Point Jumper.
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Not Available 1:10 58-81
Michigan State Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 1:15 58-81
Joshua Langford Defensive Rebound.
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Not Available 1:15 58-81
Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
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Not Available 1:36 58-81
Joshua Langford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miles Bridges.
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Not Available 2:14 58-78
Trent Frazier made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:37 56-78
Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
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Not Available 2:37 56-78
Ben Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:01 56-78
Ben Carter Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:01 56-78
Trent Frazier missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:01 56-78
Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
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Not Available 3:01 55-78
Foul on Lourawls Nairn Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 3:09 55-78
Miles Bridges made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:09 55-77
Miles Bridges made Free Throw.
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Not Available 3:09 55-76
Foul on Mark Alstork.
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Defensive Rebound 3:25 55-76
Cassius Winston Defensive Rebound.
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Not Available 3:25 55-76
Leron Black missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:44 55-76
Miles Bridges made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:44 55-75
Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:44 55-75
Miles Bridges missed Free Throw.
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Not Available 3:44 55-75
Official TV Timeout
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Not Available 3:44 55-75
Foul on Kipper Nichols.
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Defensive Rebound 3:56 55-75
Miles Bridges Defensive Rebound.
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Not Available 3:56 55-75
Leron Black missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:07 55-75
Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 4:07 55-75
Te'Jon Lucas Block.
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Not Available 4:07 55-75
Lourawls Nairn Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:34 55-75
Leron Black made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:34 54-75
Leron Black made Free Throw.
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Team Stats
ILL
MSU
17-52
FG
24-51
33
Field Goal %
47
6-16
3PT
11-27
38
Three Point %
41
21-28
FT
22-26
75
Free Throw %
85
28
Rebounds
40
7
Offensive Rebounds
7
21
Defensive Rebounds
33
13
Assists
20
6
Steals
2
3
Blocks
11
5
Turnovers
8
1
Team Turnovers
0
5
Total Turnovers
8
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
22
Fouls
20
3
Largest Lead
23
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