MSU Defeats Illinois 80-78 in Clash of Heavyweights

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January 19, 2025: Michigan State hosted Illinois in their first real matchup of conference heavyweights and managed to hang on for an 80-78 win. As Rod predicted in the pregame, it came down to a one possession game with two teams taking away the others’ strengths.

The teams were even on the boards, transition points, FG%, turnovers, free throw attempts, and field goal attempts. The difference came down to the Spartans hitting a few more free throws and only having Illinois convert a few more 3 pointers. In a game this close - it doesn’t take much to be the winning margin.

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