It’s still only mid-January but a Michigan State team that entered the season unranked is atop the expanded Big Ten standings ...

Tom Izzo could only smile and chuckle, shaking his head admiringly, after watching his Michigan State Spartans lay it all on the floor vs Illinois.

Michigan State has now won 11 games in a row and move to 7-0 in the Big Ten. MSU will hit the road next Saturday to face Rutgers at Madison Square Garden.

It was a battle between two top-tier basketball teams in East Lansing, but No. 12 Michigan State ended on top, beating No. 19 ...

Vlad Goldin scored 31 points in Michigan's 80-76 OT win over Northwestern.

Connor Earegood asks Tom Izzo about rebounding in win over Illinois.

Illinois guard Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, center, shoots against Michigan State guards Jeremy Fears Jr., right, and Jase Richardson ...

No. 12 Michigan State came up with just enough plays down the stretch to hold on for an 80-78 win against No. 19 Illinois and ...

The No. 12 Michigan State Spartans picked up their 11th straight win with an 80-78 triumph over Big Ten foe and 19th-ranked ...

Shorthanded Illinois only losing by two in front of a sold out Breslin Center crowd of 14,797? Not the outcome the Illini ...

Michigan State basketball picked up a massive win on Sunday afternoon. Michigan State overcame a poor start to knock off ranked foe Illinois from the Breslin Center. The Spartans won by the final ...

Tre Holloman scored 17 points to lead No. 12 Michigan State to an 80-78 win over No. 19 Illinois on Sunday in East Lansing, ...