Exactly one year ago (plus or minus 23 days) MSU thumped Illinois at the Bres, 88-80, avenging an earlier loss in Sham-pain. Tomorrow the Illini roll into their return matchup back at the Breslin Center with plenty of momentum coming off a dominant 94-69 win over Indiana.
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At 15-2 overall and a perfect 6-0 in Big Ten play, the 12th-ranked Spartans are sitting atop the league standings. However, it’s fair to note that our guys in Green have yet to face the upper echelon of the conference.