NCAA Men's Basketball

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Illinois Fighting Illini 72
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Michigan State Spartans 81
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MSU364581
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Match Report

Michigan St tops No. 5 Illinois 81-72, bolsters NCAA chances

— Aaron Henry scored 20 points and Joshua Langford had 15 points and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead Michigan State to an 81-72 win over No. 5 Illinois on Tuesday night.

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Team Stats

ILL MSU
24-60
FG
32-59
40
Field Goal %
54
5-17
3PT
4-8
29
Three Point %
50
19-34
FT
13-20
56
Free Throw %
65
40
Rebounds
35
16
Offensive Rebounds
8
24
Defensive Rebounds
27
14
Assists
18
4
Steals
7
2
Blocks
9
11
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
0
11
Total Turnovers
8
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
8
Points Off Turnovers
13
21
Fast Break Points
22
34
Points in Paint
38
19
Fouls
24
5
Largest Lead
19

Top Performers

ILL

  • Ayo Dosunmu G MIN 37 · PTS 17 · FG 6-18
  • Trent Frazier G MIN 33 · PTS 22 · FG 7-13
  • Kofi Cockburn C MIN 24 · PTS 13 · FG 5-11
  • Andre Curbelo G MIN 19 · PTS 12 · FG 5-7

MSU

  • Joshua Langford G MIN 36 · PTS 13 · FG 6-11
  • Aaron Henry F MIN 39 · PTS 20 · FG 9-19
  • Rocket Watts G MIN 31 · PTS 15 · FG 5-11
  • Gabe Brown F MIN 32 · PTS 5 · FG 2-4

Play by Play

  1. LayUpShot 0:00 72-81

    Ayo Dosunmu made Layup.

    4397002 2nd Half
  2. JumpShot 0:26 70-81

    Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.

    4277936 2nd Half
  3. DunkShot 0:30 67-81

    Gabe Brown made Dunk. Assisted by Rocket Watts.

    4397210 2nd Half
  4. PersonalFoul 0:46 67-79

    Foul on Andre Curbelo.

    4432195 2nd Half
  5. LayUpShot 0:49 67-79

    Ayo Dosunmu made Layup.

    4397002 2nd Half
  6. MadeFreeThrow 0:55 65-79

    Rocket Watts made Free Throw.

    4066381 2nd Half
  7. MadeFreeThrow 0:55 65-78

    Rocket Watts made Free Throw.

    4066381 2nd Half
  8. PersonalFoul 0:55 65-77

    Foul on Trent Frazier.

    4277936 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 1:10 65-77

    Joey Hauser made Free Throw.

    4295180 2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 1:10 65-76

    Joey Hauser made Free Throw.

    4295180 2nd Half
  11. PersonalFoul 1:10 65-75

    Foul on Giorgi Bezhanishvili.

    4397003 2nd Half
  12. MadeFreeThrow 1:17 65-75

    Trent Frazier made Free Throw.

    4277936 2nd Half
  13. MadeFreeThrow 1:17 64-75

    Trent Frazier made Free Throw.

    4277936 2nd Half
  14. PersonalFoul 1:17 63-75

    Foul on Joey Hauser.

    4295180 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 1:36 63-75

    Joey Hauser made Free Throw.

    4295180 2nd Half
  16. MadeFreeThrow 1:36 63-74

    Joey Hauser made Free Throw.

    4295180 2nd Half
  17. PersonalFoul 1:36 63-73

    Foul on Da'Monte Williams.

    4277940 2nd Half
  18. JumpShot 1:49 63-73

    Trent Frazier made Jumper.

    4277936 2nd Half
  19. LayUpShot 1:56 61-73

    Aaron Henry made Layup.

    4397209 2nd Half
  20. LayUpShot 2:25 61-71

    Andre Curbelo made Layup.

    4432195 2nd Half
  21. JumpShot 2:58 59-71

    Joey Hauser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Henry.

    4295180 2nd Half
  22. LayUpShot 3:18 59-68

    Trent Frazier made Layup.

    4277936 2nd Half
  23. JumpShot 3:38 57-68

    Rocket Watts made Jumper.

    4432818 2nd Half
  24. MadeFreeThrow 4:02 57-66

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  25. PersonalFoul 4:02 56-66

    Foul on Gabe Brown.

    4397210 2nd Half
  26. PersonalFoul 4:08 56-66

    Foul on Mady Sissoko.

    4433154 2nd Half
  27. LayUpShot 5:19 56-66

    Andre Curbelo made Layup.

    4432195 2nd Half
  28. JumpShot 5:39 54-66

    Aaron Henry made Jumper.

    4397209 2nd Half
  29. LayUpShot 6:01 54-64

    Jacob Grandison made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.

    4280073 2nd Half
  30. JumpShot 6:45 52-64

    Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.

    4432828 2nd Half
  31. PersonalFoul 7:02 50-64

    Foul on Thomas Kithier.

    4397211 2nd Half
  32. MadeFreeThrow 7:15 50-64

    Andre Curbelo made Free Throw.

    4432195 2nd Half
  33. PersonalFoul 7:15 49-64

    Foul on Julius Marble II.

    4433031 2nd Half
  34. PersonalFoul 7:16 49-64

    Foul on Marcus Bingham Jr..

    4397212 2nd Half
  35. LayUpShot 7:43 49-64

    Aaron Henry made Layup. Assisted by Rocket Watts.

    4397209 2nd Half
  36. MadeFreeThrow 8:02 49-62

    Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.

    4432828 2nd Half
  37. PersonalFoul 8:02 48-62

    Foul on Thomas Kithier.

    4397211 2nd Half
  38. LayUpShot 8:02 48-62

    Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.

    4432828 2nd Half
  39. JumpShot 8:12 46-62

    Aaron Henry made Jumper.

    4397209 2nd Half
  40. MadeFreeThrow 8:39 46-60

    Andre Curbelo made Free Throw.

    4432195 2nd Half
  41. PersonalFoul 8:39 45-60

    Foul on Thomas Kithier.

    4397211 2nd Half
  42. MadeFreeThrow 8:49 45-60

    Rocket Watts made Free Throw.

    4432818 2nd Half
  43. MadeFreeThrow 8:49 45-59

    Rocket Watts made Free Throw.

    4432818 2nd Half
  44. PersonalFoul 8:49 45-58

    Foul on Andre Curbelo.

    4432195 2nd Half
  45. LayUpShot 8:58 45-58

    Andre Curbelo made Layup.

    4432195 2nd Half
  46. LayUpShot 9:05 43-58

    Joshua Langford made Layup. Assisted by Rocket Watts.

    4066381 2nd Half
  47. MadeFreeThrow 9:25 43-56

    Trent Frazier made Free Throw.

    4277936 2nd Half
  48. MadeFreeThrow 9:25 42-56

    Trent Frazier made Free Throw.

    4277936 2nd Half
  49. PersonalFoul 9:25 41-56

    Foul on Julius Marble II.

    4433031 2nd Half
  50. PersonalFoul 9:41 41-56

    Foul on Da'Monte Williams.

    4277940 2nd Half
  51. LayUpShot 10:00 41-56

    Andre Curbelo made Layup.

    4432195 2nd Half
  52. JumpShot 10:41 39-56

    Ayo Dosunmu made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.

    4397002 2nd Half
  53. JumpShot 11:15 37-56

    Julius Marble II made Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Henry.

    4433031 2nd Half
  54. MadeFreeThrow 11:30 37-54

    Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.

    4432828 2nd Half
  55. PersonalFoul 11:30 36-54

    Foul on Joey Hauser.

    4295180 2nd Half
  56. LayUpShot 11:38 36-54

    Julius Marble II made Layup.

    4433031 2nd Half
  57. MadeFreeThrow 12:05 36-52

    Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.

    4432828 2nd Half
  58. PersonalFoul 12:05 35-52

    Foul on Marcus Bingham Jr..

    4397212 2nd Half
  59. PersonalFoul 12:35 35-52

    Foul on Marcus Bingham Jr..

    4397212 2nd Half
  60. PersonalFoul 12:52 35-52

    Foul on Rocket Watts.

    4432818 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 72-81

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 70-81

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  3. LayUpShot 0:00 72-81

    Ayo Dosunmu made Layup.

    4397002 2nd Half
  4. Steal 0:02 70-81

    Ayo Dosunmu Steal.

    4397002 2nd Half
  5. Lost Ball Turnover 0:02 70-81

    Aaron Henry Turnover.

    4397209 2nd Half
  6. JumpShot 0:26 70-81

    Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.

    4277936 2nd Half
  7. DunkShot 0:30 67-81

    Gabe Brown made Dunk. Assisted by Rocket Watts.

    4397210 2nd Half
  8. Defensive Rebound 0:38 67-79

    Michigan State Defensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  9. Block Shot 0:39 67-79

    Aaron Henry Block.

    4397209 2nd Half
  10. LayUpShot 0:39 67-79

    Ayo Dosunmu missed Layup.

    4397002 2nd Half
  11. Defensive Rebound 0:45 67-79

    Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.

    4280073 2nd Half
  12. MadeFreeThrow 0:46 67-79

    Aaron Henry missed Free Throw.

    4397209 2nd Half
  13. Offensive Rebound 0:46 67-79

    Michigan State Offensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 0:46 67-79

    Aaron Henry missed Free Throw.

    4397209 2nd Half
  15. PersonalFoul 0:46 67-79

    Foul on Andre Curbelo.

    4432195 2nd Half
  16. LayUpShot 0:49 67-79

    Ayo Dosunmu made Layup.

    4397002 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 0:55 65-79

    Rocket Watts made Free Throw.

    4066381 2nd Half
  18. MadeFreeThrow 0:55 65-78

    Rocket Watts made Free Throw.

    4066381 2nd Half
  19. PersonalFoul 0:55 65-77

    Foul on Trent Frazier.

    4277936 2nd Half
  20. Defensive Rebound 0:55 65-77

    Joshua Langford Defensive Rebound.

    4066381 2nd Half
  21. JumpShot 0:59 65-77

    Trent Frazier missed Jumper.

    4277936 2nd Half
  22. MadeFreeThrow 1:10 65-77

    Joey Hauser made Free Throw.

    4295180 2nd Half
  23. MadeFreeThrow 1:10 65-76

    Joey Hauser made Free Throw.

    4295180 2nd Half
  24. PersonalFoul 1:10 65-75

    Foul on Giorgi Bezhanishvili.

    4397003 2nd Half
  25. MadeFreeThrow 1:17 65-75

    Trent Frazier made Free Throw.

    4277936 2nd Half
  26. MadeFreeThrow 1:17 64-75

    Trent Frazier made Free Throw.

    4277936 2nd Half
  27. Offensive Rebound 1:17 63-75

    Illinois Offensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 1:17 63-75

    Trent Frazier missed Free Throw.

    4277936 2nd Half
  29. PersonalFoul 1:17 63-75

    Foul on Joey Hauser.

    4295180 2nd Half
  30. Offensive Rebound 1:18 63-75

    Trent Frazier Offensive Rebound.

    4277936 2nd Half
  31. JumpShot 1:22 63-75

    Ayo Dosunmu missed Three Point Jumper.

    4397002 2nd Half
  32. Offensive Rebound 1:25 63-75

    Da'Monte Williams Offensive Rebound.

    4277940 2nd Half
  33. JumpShot 1:28 63-75

    Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.

    4277936 2nd Half
  34. MadeFreeThrow 1:36 63-75

    Joey Hauser made Free Throw.

    4295180 2nd Half
  35. MadeFreeThrow 1:36 63-74

    Joey Hauser made Free Throw.

    4295180 2nd Half
  36. PersonalFoul 1:36 63-73

    Foul on Da'Monte Williams.

    4277940 2nd Half
  37. JumpShot 1:49 63-73

    Trent Frazier made Jumper.

    4277936 2nd Half
  38. LayUpShot 1:56 61-73

    Aaron Henry made Layup.

    4397209 2nd Half
  39. LayUpShot 2:25 61-71

    Andre Curbelo made Layup.

    4432195 2nd Half
  40. Offensive Rebound 2:27 59-71

    Andre Curbelo Offensive Rebound.

    4432195 2nd Half

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