No. 14 Michigan St. tops Illinois 76-20, stays atop Big Ten
Cassius Winston had 21 points and Xavier Tillman scored 19, leading No. 14 Michigan State to a 76-56 win over Illinois on Thursday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Illinois Fighting Illini
56
Michigan State Spartans
76
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | 30 | 26 | 56 |
| MSU | 36 | 40 | 76 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | vs Quinnipiac Bobcats | W 96-59 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:49 56-76
Foul on Tevian Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 56-76
Foster Loyer made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 56-75
Foster Loyer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:09 56-74
Foul on Tevian Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 56-74
Alan Griffin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 55-74
Alan Griffin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:20 54-74
Foul on Foster Loyer.
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PersonalFoul 1:43 54-74
Foul on Giorgi Bezhanishvili.
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LayUpShot 3:42 54-74
Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Foster Loyer.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:19 54-72
Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
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JumpShot 4:39 51-72
Aaron Henry made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:05 51-70
Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:05 50-70
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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LayUpShot 5:05 50-70
Ayo Dosunmu made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:06 48-70
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:06 48-69
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:06 48-68
Foul on Trent Frazier.
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PersonalFoul 6:23 48-68
Foul on Thomas Kithier.
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DunkShot 6:42 48-68
Xavier Tillman made Dunk. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:03 48-66
Alan Griffin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:03 47-66
Alan Griffin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:03 46-66
Foul on Gabe Brown.
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PersonalFoul 7:53 46-66
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:13 46-66
Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 8:39 43-66
Cassius Winston made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:16 43-64
Cassius Winston made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 9:28 43-62
Foul on Xavier Tillman.
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PersonalFoul 10:07 43-62
Foul on Marcus Bingham Jr..
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PersonalFoul 10:32 43-62
Foul on Thomas Kithier.
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JumpShot 11:08 43-62
Xavier Tillman made Jumper. Assisted by Rocket Watts.
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JumpShot 11:29 43-60
Rocket Watts made Jumper. Assisted by Foster Loyer.
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LayUpShot 11:48 43-58
Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
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JumpShot 12:03 41-58
Rocket Watts made Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:22 41-56
Alan Griffin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:22 40-56
Foul on Aaron Henry.
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LayUpShot 12:22 40-56
Alan Griffin made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:53 38-56
Gabe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:25 38-53
Xavier Tillman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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JumpShot 13:44 38-50
Gabe Brown made Jumper. Assisted by Thomas Kithier.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:01 38-48
Alan Griffin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giorgi Bezhanishvili.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:31 35-48
Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
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LayUpShot 14:58 35-45
Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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PersonalFoul 15:15 35-43
Foul on Malik Hall.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:36 35-43
Gabe Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:36 35-42
Gabe Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:36 35-41
Foul on Kofi Cockburn.
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LayUpShot 16:12 35-41
Kipper Nichols made Layup. Assisted by Andres Feliz.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:33 33-41
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:33 32-41
Foul on Marcus Bingham Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:37 32-41
Gabe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Bingham Jr..
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LayUpShot 17:47 32-38
Ayo Dosunmu made Layup. Assisted by Kofi Cockburn.
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PersonalFoul 18:06 30-38
Foul on Gabe Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:37 30-38
Gabe Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:37 30-37
Gabe Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 19:37 30-36
Foul on Giorgi Bezhanishvili.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 30-36
Kyle Ahrens made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 30-35
Foul on Trent Frazier.
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TipShot 0:34 30-35
Alan Griffin made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 1:14 28-35
Ayo Dosunmu made Layup. Assisted by Tevian Jones.
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JumpShot 1:28 26-35
Rocket Watts made Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 56-76
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:09 56-76
Conner George Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:09 56-76
Tevian Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:29 56-76
Illinois Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:29 56-76
Brock Washington missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:49 56-76
Tevian Jones Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 0:49 56-76
Foul on Tevian Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 56-76
Foster Loyer made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 56-75
Foster Loyer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:09 56-74
Foul on Tevian Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 56-74
Alan Griffin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 55-74
Alan Griffin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:20 54-74
Foul on Foster Loyer.
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Defensive Rebound 1:28 54-74
Alan Griffin Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:28 54-74
Rocket Watts missed Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 1:43 54-74
Foul on Giorgi Bezhanishvili.
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Offensive Rebound 1:45 54-74
Julius Marble Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:45 54-74
Rocket Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:55 54-74
Malik Hall Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:55 54-74
Ayo Dosunmu missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:03 54-74
Illinois Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:03 54-74
Alan Griffin missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:11 54-74
Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:11 54-74
Marcus Bingham Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:25 54-74
Marcus Bingham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:25 54-74
Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:33 54-74
Marcus Bingham Jr. Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:41 54-74
Rocket Watts Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:41 54-74
Ayo Dosunmu missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:48 54-74
Alan Griffin Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:48 54-74
Foster Loyer missed Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:18 54-74
Official TV Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 3:18 54-74
Michigan State Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:18 54-74
Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:42 54-74
Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Foster Loyer.
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Offensive Rebound 3:53 54-72
Marcus Bingham Jr. Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:53 54-72
Aaron Henry missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:19 54-72
Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
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JumpShot 4:39 51-72
Aaron Henry made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:05 51-70
Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.
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Team Stats
ILL
MSU
22-75
FG
26-60
29
Field Goal %
43
3-28
3PT
7-22
11
Three Point %
32
9-15
FT
17-24
60
Free Throw %
71
48
Rebounds
48
20
Offensive Rebounds
11
28
Defensive Rebounds
37
14
Assists
20
2
Steals
2
3
Blocks
9
8
Turnovers
10
0
Team Turnovers
0
8
Total Turnovers
10
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
13
Points Off Turnovers
4
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
18
Fouls
19
0
Largest Lead
23
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