Illinois' defense spurs 79-74 win over No. 9 Michigan State
Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points, and Illinois used a swarming defense to upset No. 9 Michigan State 79-74 on Monday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Michigan State Spartans
74
Illinois Fighting Illini
79
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | 32 | 42 | 74 |
| ILL | 41 | 38 | 79 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | vs Toledo Rockets | W 91-61 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Quinnipiac Bobcats | W 96-59 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 74-79
Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 74-78
Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 74-77
Foul on Gabe Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 74-77
Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 73-77
Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:25 72-77
Foul on Kipper Nichols.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:47 72-77
Giorgi Bezhanishvili made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:47 72-76
Foul on Xavier Tillman.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:47 72-76
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:47 71-76
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:47 70-76
Foul on Trent Frazier.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:55 70-76
Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:55 70-75
Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:55 70-74
Foul on Kenny Goins.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:57 70-74
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:57 69-74
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:57 68-74
Foul on Giorgi Bezhanishvili.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:57 68-74
Ayo Dosunmu made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:35 68-71
Ayo Dosunmu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:16 68-68
Andres Feliz made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:16 68-67
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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LayUpShot 4:16 68-67
Andres Feliz made Layup. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.
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LayUpShot 4:47 68-65
Cassius Winston made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:12 66-65
Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:12 66-64
Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:12 66-63
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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LayUpShot 5:24 66-63
Xavier Tillman made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:21 64-63
Kenny Goins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:15 61-63
Kenny Goins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:30 58-63
Giorgi Bezhanishvili made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:30 58-62
Giorgi Bezhanishvili made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:30 58-61
Foul on Kenny Goins.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:35 58-61
Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:14 55-61
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:14 54-61
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:14 53-61
Foul on Trent Frazier.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:25 53-61
Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:25 53-60
Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:25 53-59
Foul on Matt McQuaid.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:09 53-59
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:09 50-59
Giorgi Bezhanishvili made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:09 50-58
Foul on Nick Ward.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:26 50-58
Kyle Ahrens made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:26 49-58
Kyle Ahrens made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:26 48-58
Foul on Andres Feliz.
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PersonalFoul 9:48 48-58
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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JumpShot 10:21 48-58
Xavier Tillman made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 10:32 46-58
Foul on Aaron Jordan.
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PersonalFoul 10:40 46-58
Foul on Xavier Tillman.
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PersonalFoul 11:01 46-58
Foul on Da'Monte Williams.
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PersonalFoul 11:57 46-58
Foul on Kenny Goins.
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LayUpShot 12:53 46-58
Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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JumpShot 13:11 44-58
Kipper Nichols made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:19 44-56
Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:19 43-56
Foul on Giorgi Bezhanishvili.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:34 43-56
Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:34 43-55
Foul on Matt McQuaid.
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JumpShot 13:58 43-55
Giorgi Bezhanishvili made Jumper. Assisted by Kipper Nichols.
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LayUpShot 14:44 43-53
Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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JumpShot 14:54 41-53
Andres Feliz made Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 74-79
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:09 74-79
Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:09 74-79
Kenny Goins missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 74-79
Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 74-78
Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 74-77
Foul on Gabe Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 74-77
Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 73-77
Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:25 72-77
Foul on Kipper Nichols.
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Offensive Rebound 0:27 72-77
Xavier Tillman Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:27 72-77
Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:40 72-77
Michigan State Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:40 72-77
Kipper Nichols Block.
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LayUpShot 0:40 72-77
Cassius Winston missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:47 72-77
Giorgi Bezhanishvili made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:47 72-76
Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:47 72-76
Giorgi Bezhanishvili missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:47 72-76
Foul on Xavier Tillman.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:47 72-76
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:47 71-76
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:47 70-76
Foul on Trent Frazier.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:55 70-76
Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:55 70-75
Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:55 70-74
Foul on Kenny Goins.
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ShortTimeOut 0:57 70-74
Michigan State Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:57 70-74
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:57 69-74
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:57 68-74
Foul on Giorgi Bezhanishvili.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:06 68-74
Illinois Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 1:06 68-74
Illinois Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:06 68-74
Ayo Dosunmu missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:38 68-74
Ayo Dosunmu Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:38 68-74
Kyle Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:52 68-74
Michigan State Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:57 68-74
Ayo Dosunmu made Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 2:20 68-71
Ayo Dosunmu Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:20 68-71
Kyle Ahrens Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:35 68-71
Ayo Dosunmu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
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Defensive Rebound 2:48 68-68
Giorgi Bezhanishvili Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:48 68-68
Aaron Jordan Block.
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Team Stats
MSU
ILL
22-43
FG
26-58
51
Field Goal %
45
7-19
3PT
9-24
37
Three Point %
38
23-25
FT
18-22
92
Free Throw %
82
30
Rebounds
25
8
Offensive Rebounds
12
22
Defensive Rebounds
13
15
Assists
12
6
Steals
12
1
Blocks
3
24
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
1
24
Total Turnovers
14
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
18
Fouls
21
3
Largest Lead
14
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