Relive MSU Basketball’s massive, thrilling win over Illinois on Sunday

Relive the Spartans’ big-time win over Illinois on Sunday with this hype video from Michigan State

Michigan State basketball picked up a massive ranked win over Illinois on Sunday, so doesn’t it make since to relive it here?

Michigan State overcame a poor start to knock off ranked foe Illinois from the Breslin Center. The Spartans won by the final score of 80-78.

Michigan State trailed by as many as 10 in the first half, but a strong finish to the opening frame resulted in a tie game at the break. The second half was back-and-forth most of the way, and it came down to Michigan State holding off Illinois in the final seconds of the game for the win.

With the win, Michigan State remains perfect in Big Ten play with a 7-0 conference mark. The Spartans are now 16-2 overall and have won 11 straight games.

Click here to watch the Spartans’ recap video with sights, sounds, highlights and celebration following the win.

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Watch highlights from MSU Basketball’s thrilling victory vs. Illinois

Watch highlights from the Spartans’ massive win over Illinois on Sunday

Michigan State basketball picked up a massive win on Sunday afternoon.

Michigan State overcame a poor start to knock off ranked foe Illinois from the Breslin Center. The Spartans won by the final score of 80-78.

Michigan State trailed by as many as 10 in the first half, but a strong finish to the opening frame resulted in a tie game at the break. The second half was back-and-forth most of the way, and it came down to Michigan State holding off Illinois in the final seconds of the game.

The Spartans were led offensively by the trio of Tre Holloman (17 points), Frankie Fidler (11 points) and Coen Carr (11 points). Jeremy Fears did a good job running the offensive nine points and six assists.

With the win, Michigan State remains perfect in Big Ten play with a 7-0 conference mark. The Spartans are now 16-2 overall and have won 11 straight games.

Check out highlights from the Spartans’ win over Illinois in the video below.

This video is courtesy of CBS Sports.

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WATCH: Highlights from MSU basketball’s win over Illinois on Saturday

Check out some of the best highlights from the Spartans’ win over Illinois on Saturday

Michigan State basketball picked up a big-time win over Illinois on Saturday to bolster its NCAA Tournament resume.

The Spartans rallied from an eight-point deficit in the second half to top the Fighting Illini, 88-80, from the Breslin Center. With the win, Michigan State improved to 15-9 overall and 7-6 in conference play.

Check out some of the best highlights from the Spartans’ win over Illinois on Saturday below:

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