Champaign, Ill. — Things have officially gone sideways at Michigan State.
A loss or two in conference play is never something to get too worked up about. But dropping three straight, including the last two that came against a team that had lost seven in a row and then to a team eight games below .500 is something different.
That’s the position Michigan State is in after getting down big, rallying for the lead in the second half before faltering in the final minutes of a 79-74 loss to Illinois on Tuesday night at State Farm Center.