After going down early, Michigan State basketball survived a nail-biter vs. Illinois to stay undefeated and alone at the top if the Big Ten.

The Spartans' win over Illinois bought breathing room against one of the Big Ten's most dangerous title contenders.

The Illini slowed the Spartans' fastbreak, but they also had their own best player brought to a screeching halt early

Michigan state jumped four spots following their win over Illinois and now sit at No. 8 overall, leading the Big Ten conference. Purdue is the closest Big Ten team, sitting at No. 11. Oregon fell to No. 15 following their loss to Purdue.

Graham and Chris discuss MSU's win over Illinois, Big Ten title prospects and Rutgers, preview Spartan hockey and MSU football's transfer portal haul.

Alums, media and others across the college basketball landscape sounded off on the Spartans' win over the Illini

After the game, Illinois head coach Brad Underwood, who is a great friend of Tom Izzo’s, spoke to the media about the game. As always, he was complimentary of Izzo and his squad, but also frustrated about the fouls called on his star point guard Kasparas Jakucionis.

As the Michigan State women’s basketball team approaches the halfway point of the Big Ten schedule, it is in the thick of the conference race. The Spartans, who are just two losses behind USC and UCLA in the standings,

Michigan State sophomore forward Coen Carr was one of three Spartans to finish in double figures in scoring in his team's win over Illinois on Sunday.