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No. 12 Michigan State outlasts No. 19 Illinois for 11th straight win

Tre Holloman scored 17 points to lead No. 12 Michigan State to an 80-78 win over No. 19 Illinois on Sunday in East Lansing, Mich. Frankie Fidler and Coen Carr each added 11 points for the Spartans (16-2, 7-0 Big Ten), who have won 11 straight games. Will Riley scored 19 points off the bench for Illinois (13-5, 5-3), which spent most of the game without leading scorer Kasparas Jakucionis, who only played nine minutes due to foul trouble. Trailing 76-70 with 3:18 remaining, Illinois cut the Michigan State lead to 76-75 with 1:29 left after back-to-back baskets by Kylan Boswell and Morez Johnson Jr.