The Illini slowed the Spartans' fastbreak, but they also had their own best player brought to a screeching halt early

The Spartans' win over Illinois bought breathing room against one of the Big Ten's most dangerous title contenders.

After the game, Illinois head coach Brad Underwood, who is a great friend of Tom Izzo’s, spoke to the media about the game. As always, he was complimentary of Izzo and his squad, but also frustrated about the fouls called on his star point guard Kasparas Jakucionis.

Michigan State women’s basketball moved up to No. 21 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 Poll, which was revealed on Monday. Michigan State was ranked No. 22

The Michigan State Spartans welcome the Illinois Illini to Lansing on Sunday for a Big Ten college basketball battle. If you are looking to catch the top-25 hoops action on TV or live stream, you have come to the right place.

Michigan basketball didn’t exactly have a great week. Sure, it got a win on Sunday in overtime against Northwestern, but it also had an inexplicable loss early in the week at Minnesota — also in overtime.

The climb continues for the Michigan State men's basketball team. The Spartans moved up four spots to No. 8 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll, released Monday. Michigan State (16-2,

The Michigan Wolverines fell one spot in the latest AP Poll, dropping from No. 20 to No. 21 on Monday. The drop comes after the Wolverines suffered an 84-81 road loss to Minnesota in overtime last Thursday.