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Michigan State basketball clinches share of Big Ten with 81-61 win over Illinois on senior night

Michigan State seniors Gavin Schilling, Ben Carter and Tum Tum Nairn kiss the Michigan State logo at halfcourt late in the Spartans' win over Illinois on Feb. 20, 2018. Cody Tucker/Lansing State Journal

EAST LANSING — Miles Bridges came back to hang banners inside Breslin Center.

He helped secure his first on Tuesday night.

The sophomore scored 11 first-half points, and No. 1 Michigan State used a 12-1 run over the first 5 minutes of the second half to capture at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season championship with an 81-61 victory over Illinois.