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Gallery: Photos from Michigan State’s road tilt against Illinois
Michigan State football went on the road to Illinois on Saturday afternoon, dropping a game to the Illini, 38-16.
The game was one that the Spartans could have had a better outcome, but things ultimately did not go the Spartans way on both sides of the ball.
Check out the best photos from the loss:
Michigan State baseball drops final game of spring break weekend, finishing the week even
Michigan State has concluded their spring break road trip in Greenville, South Carolina, on Sunday. The trip resulted in the Spartans going 2-2, picking up wins against Georgia and Western Michigan, while dropping games to Florida State and Illinois.
The Spartans and Fighting Illini battled it out on Sunday, in a nonconference affair. Illinois got the best of MSU, though, winning 12-6.
Today's final score from Fluor Field, home of the @GreenvilleDrive in last 2024 First Pitch Invitational 1 action:
Illinois 12, Michigan State 6Noah Bright w/ MSU career-high 4-for-4 w/ 2 RBI, 2 R
MSU returns to Greenville next weekend for First Pitch Invitational 2#GoGreen pic.twitter.com/WW1Y06HVxS
— Michigan State Baseball (@MSUBaseball) March 3, 2024
MSU will be back in Greenville next weekend for another weekend of games.
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3 takeaways from MSU’s huge win over No. 10 Illinois on Saturday:
Michigan State welcomed in Illinois on Saturday afternoon, a huge matchup for the Spartans. MSU was able to take care of business against the Fighting Illini, getting a huge quad 1 win, 88-80.
The consequences of this win have the potential to be massive for Michigan State, who found themselves in a very peculiar spot coming into Saturday’s matchup.
Now, the Spartans have picked up a massive win, and could potentially be ready to finally turn the corner and start being the team fans have expected.
Let’s take a look at three takeaways from MSUs huge win over Illinois:
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MSU loses a tight one at Illinois
Michigan State went into Champaign on Thursday night for a matchup with No. 10 Illinois. Despite a horrific start to the game, the Spartans battled back and had a chance to win in the second half, but ultimately fell to the Fighting Illini, 71-68.
MSU found themselves down early, 20-10, but was able to overcome that deficit. The Spartans trailed 37-34 at the halftime break.
MSU was able to get a lead in this one, and pushed it to six, 48-42, but an Illinois run, paired with Tom Izzo’s inability to call a timeout, saw that lead vanish.
Ultimately, the game came down to a three point shot with seconds on the clock by AJ Hoggard that was short.
Michigan State had four in double figures, Tyson Walker (17 points), AJ Hoggard (16 points), Malik Hall (14 points) and Jaden Akins (13 points). The rest of the team only had 8 points.
MSU will be back in action at home on SUnday against Rutgers.
Michigan State vs Illinois game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 10 game on Saturday, November 5
Michigan State vs Illinois prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 10, Saturday, November 5
Date: Saturday, November 5
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
How To Watch: BTN
Record: Michigan State (3-5), Illinois (7-1)
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It’s been a rough, rough stretch for the program.
The 29-7 loss to Michigan was bad, the aftermath and controversy from the problems in the tunnel was worse, and now it’s going to take a minor miracle just to go bowling.
Let’s just say the expectations are low, but the team is still good enough to pull off something big if the offense clicks.
Illinois isn’t going to run away and hide with this. As good as it has been, the offense doesn’t put up big points and the game will never be out of reach.
The great Illini D has yet to face anyone who can throw. Nebraska? Sort of, not really. Wisconsin? Nah. Iowa? Really nah. Minnesota? Indiana? The secondary might get tested for the first time.
Payton Throne has to get hot right away. He was great in the win over Wisconsin, the passing game has the ability to hit 70% of its passes, and there’s a chance the Spartans are able to connect on the deep passes Illinois can’t and won’t.
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Grind, grind, grind.
Is there any team outside of Knoxville playing with more confidence right now?
The Illini dare you to deal with their style. There won’t be anything from the Spartan ground game against this defensive front, coming up with third down conversions will be like pulling teeth, and if it seems like the Illinois O is always on the field, it’s because it will be.
Illinois is second in the nation behind Air Force in time of possession. Michigan State is the second-worst team in the country in the stat. Illinois might have the ball for over 40 minutes.
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Michigan State might make this far more interesting than it might seem – at least early on.
Again, Illinois hasn’t dealt with a real passing game yet, and Michigan State will start firing away early. It’ll work for a while, but it’ll slow down as the game goes on. Even worse, the passing attack will quickly go three-and-out a few times and Illinois will use those chances to grind the game down to a nub.
It won’t be a breeze, but the Illini will keep the fun going.
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Illinois 26, Michigan State 13
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Check out the notable quotes from Mel Tucker’s weekly press conference on Monday
Mel Tucker took the podium on Monday following the team’s game against Michigan on Saturday and ahead of the upcoming game against the Illinois Fighting Illini.
There was a lot to discuss for Mel Tucker in this press conference, including the fallout from the altercation with the University of Michigan and how his team will bounce back this weekend against Illinois.
See everything Mel Tucker had to say in his weekly press conference:
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The game time has been set for Michigan State’s road game against Illinois next weekend
Michigan State is heading into the month of November with a 3-5 record and needing to make something happen in order to have a chance at a bowl game and postseason play.
The final stretch of the regular season and the push for a bowl game starts next Saturday when the Spartans travel to Urbana-Champaign to face the Illinois Fighting Illini.
The game has officially been set to kickoff at 3:30 p.m. EST inside of Memorial Stadium on the Big Ten Network.
Game time is set. #GoGreen pic.twitter.com/bOZHC6wwoI
— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) October 30, 2022
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Michigan State dropped a key game against Illinois, 56-55
Another bad first half for Michigan State has cost the Spartans a key Big Ten conference game against the Illinois Fighting Illini, 56-55. The Spartans trailed by as much as 15 in the game but found a way to battle all the way back to make it a close game. A foul with 0.2 seconds left on the clock put Malik Hall on the line for 2 shots with score at 56-54 in favor of Illinois. Hall missed the first, and while trying to miss the second for a tip-in, made the second.
The Spartans went into halftime down 34-20 after a half that consisted of 9 turnovers and very little defense.
The Spartans slowly clawed their way back in the game throughout the second half. Chunking away at the lead before a 6-0 run inside the final four minutes had MSU down just 56-54, the first time. A time out was called by MSU which had them running a simple set, ending with a missed elbow jumper by Tyson Walker.
Trent Frazier was given a 1 and 1 to put ice on the game, but missed the front end of it, allowing the Spartans one last chance. That would cumulate in the Malik Hall drive and foul, leading to the missed free throw.
Only two Spartans finished in double figures tonight, Bingham with 13 points and Gabe Brown with 10 points.
MSU is back in action on Saturday against in-state rival Michigan.
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The Michigan State Spartans will meet the Illinois Fighting Illini in college hoops action on Tuesday night from the State Farm Center.
The Michigan State Spartans will meet the Illinois Fighting Illini in college hoops action on Tuesday night from the State Farm Center.
Michigan State is coming off an 86-74 win over Wisconsin and will look for their 11th win in their last 12 games. As for Illinois, they are coming off two straight losses and will be looking forward to playing on their home court tonight.
This will be a great night of college basketball, here is everything you need to know to stream the game.
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#10 Michigan State at #24 Illinois (-4.5)
O/U: 141.5
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The No. 5 ranked Illinois Fighting Illini will meet the Michigan State Spartans on Tuesday evening from Breslin Center.
The No. 5 ranked Illinois Fighting Illini will meet the Michigan State Spartans on Tuesday evening from Breslin Center.
Illinois comes into this one at 16-5 on the season and has been riding a seven-game winning streak over the last month. They have been a tough team to play and the Spartans will have their hands full tonight. As for Michigan State, they’re 11-9 this season and are 1-2 in their last three games, looking for a win to go even for the last four games.
This will be a fun one with both teams being able to score points, here is everything you need to know to tune in to tonight’s college basketball action:
Prediction: I’m all over Illinois in this game, they are the better team and the Spartans will struggle against their high-powered and quick offense. Take Illinois.
Bet: Illinois -7.5
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#5 Illinois (-7.5) vs. Michigan State
O/U: 142.5
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