No. 12 Michigan State rallies and holds on to beat No. 19 Illinois 80-78 for 11th straight win
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Tre Holloman had 17 points, including two free throws in the closing seconds, Coen Carr and Frankie Fidler scored 11 each and No. 12 Michigan State held on to beat No. 19 Illinois 80-78 on Sunday.
The Spartans (16-2, 7-0 Big Ten) extended their winning streak to 11 games, their longest run since the 2018-19 season that ended with Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo's eighth trip to the Final Four.
The Fighting Illini (13-5, 6-2) took a 10-point lead in the first half and were trailing by one and had possession when Kylan Boswell turned over the ball with 5.9 seconds left.
Holloman made two free throws on the ensuing possession.
Izzo told his players to foul Boswell instead of giving up a 3-pointer. Boswell made the first free throw and after missing the second intentionally, he got to the ball and shot it from the baseline over the backboard, and the officials waved it off.
Illini star Kasparas Jakucionis was held to season lows in points (three) and minutes (nine) because of foul trouble.
Fellow freshman Will Riley came off the bench to pick up the scoring slack in the first half, scoring 16 points in eight minutes and finishing with 19.
Illinois: Coach Brad Underwood's team put together an impressive performance with Jakucionis, an NBA draft lottery prospect, on the bench for most of the game.
Michigan State: The hard-to-please Izzo will have to give his players credit for bouncing back from a double-digit deficit in the first half against one of the Big Ten's top teams.
Illinois' bench was called for a technical foul for arguing a call with 3:18 left and Fidler made two free throws to give Michigan State a six-point lead.
Jakucionis was 1 of 3, a lack of production because of foul trouble.
Michigan State plays at Rutgers on Saturday and Illinois hosts Maryland on Thursday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Tomislav Ivisic vs. Szymon Zapala (Fighting Illini gains possession) | |||
19:51 | +2 | Tomislav Ivisic makes two point dunk (Kasparas Jakucionis assists) | 2-0 | |
19:29 | Kasparas Jakucionis shooting foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul) | |||
19:29 | +1 | Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-1 | |
19:29 | +1 | Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 | |
19:19 | +3 | Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Kasparas Jakucionis assists) | 5-2 | |
18:54 | Jaxon Kohler turnover (traveling) | |||
18:37 | +2 | Ben Humrichous makes two point jump shot | 7-2 | |
18:18 | +2 | Tre Holloman makes two point jump shot (Jaxon Kohler assists) | 7-4 | |
18:06 | Tre Holloman personal foul | |||
18:05 | Tre Holloman blocks Ben Humrichous's two point layup | |||
18:03 | Szymon Zapala defensive rebound | |||
17:50 | Jaxon Kohler turnover (Kylan Boswell steals) | |||
17:40 | Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot | |||
17:38 | Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound | |||
17:25 | +2 | Tre Holloman makes two point layup | 7-6 | |
17:13 | Tomislav Ivisic misses two point layup | |||
17:11 | Szymon Zapala defensive rebound | |||
17:06 | Kasparas Jakucionis personal foul | |||
17:03 | Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot | |||
17:01 | Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
16:48 | +2 | Will Riley makes two point layup | 9-6 | |
16:48 | Jaden Akins shooting foul | |||
16:48 | +1 | Will Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-6 | |
16:38 | Jaden Akins misses two point layup | |||
16:36 | Ben Humrichous defensive rebound | |||
16:19 | Kylan Boswell turnover | |||
15:56 | Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot | |||
15:54 | Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
15:37 | Will Riley misses two point layup | |||
15:35 | Will Riley offensive rebound | |||
15:35 | Carson Cooper shooting foul | |||
15:35 | TV timeout | |||
15:35 | Will Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
15:35 | +1 | Will Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-6 | |
15:20 | Morez Johnson Jr. shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul) | |||
15:20 | Coen Carr misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
15:20 | +1 | Coen Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-7 | |
15:08 | +3 | Will Riley makes three point jump shot | 14-7 | |
14:51 | Jase Richardson turnover (carrying) | |||
14:35 | Will Riley misses two point jump shot | |||
14:33 | Jake Davis offensive rebound | |||
14:23 | Jake Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
14:21 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn offensive rebound | |||
14:21 | Coen Carr personal foul | |||
14:19 | Carson Cooper blocks Jake Davis's two point layup | |||
14:17 | Fighting Illini offensive rebound | |||
14:12 | Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot | |||
14:10 | Will Riley offensive rebound | |||
13:58 | Will Riley offensive foul | |||
13:58 | Will Riley turnover (offensive foul) | |||
13:50 | Jase Richardson misses two point jump shot | |||
13:48 | Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
13:27 | +2 | Tomislav Ivisic makes two point layup (Will Riley assists) | 16-7 | |
13:20 | Ben Humrichous shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul) | |||
13:20 | +1 | Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-8 | |
13:20 | Coen Carr misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
13:20 | Ben Humrichous defensive rebound | |||
13:05 | +2 | Will Riley makes two point layup | 18-8 | |
12:54 | +2 | Carson Cooper makes two point hook shot | 18-10 | |
12:39 | +2 | Will Riley makes two point layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists) | 20-10 | |
12:28 | +2 | Frankie Fidler makes two point layup | 20-12 | |
12:02 | Tomislav Ivisic misses two point layup | |||
12:00 | Carson Cooper defensive rebound | |||
11:51 | +2 | Coen Carr makes two point layup | 20-14 | |
11:34 | Kylan Boswell turnover (Tre Holloman steals) | |||
11:26 | Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot | |||
11:24 | Coen Carr offensive rebound | |||
11:18 | Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot | |||
11:16 | Kylan Boswell defensive rebound | |||
10:52 | +3 | Will Riley makes three point jump shot (Ben Humrichous assists) | 23-14 | |
10:25 | +2 | Tre Holloman makes two point layup | 23-16 | |
10:09 | +2 | Will Riley makes two point layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists) | 25-16 | |
9:51 | Frankie Fidler misses two point jump shot | |||
9:49 | Tre White defensive rebound | |||
9:37 | Ben Humrichous misses two point layup | |||
9:35 | Carson Cooper defensive rebound | |||
9:27 | Kylan Boswell shooting foul (Tre Holloman draws the foul) | |||
9:27 | TV timeout | |||
9:27 | +1 | Tre Holloman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-17 | |
9:27 | +1 | Tre Holloman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-18 | |
9:13 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn turnover (traveling) | |||
9:03 | Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
9:01 | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | |||
8:53 | Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot | |||
8:51 | Xavier Booker defensive rebound | |||
8:44 | Morez Johnson Jr. personal foul | |||
8:44 | Szymon Zapala misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
8:44 | Tre White defensive rebound | |||
8:24 | Tre White misses three point jump shot | |||
8:22 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn offensive rebound | |||
8:14 | Szymon Zapala blocks Ben Humrichous's two point layup | |||
8:12 | Tre White offensive rebound | |||
8:11 | Frankie Fidler shooting foul (Morez Johnson Jr. draws the foul) | |||
8:11 | Morez Johnson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
8:11 | +1 | Morez Johnson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-18 | |
7:52 | Szymon Zapala misses two point layup | |||
7:50 | Xavier Booker offensive rebound | |||
7:49 | Jake Davis shooting foul (Xavier Booker draws the foul) | |||
7:49 | TV timeout | |||
7:49 | Xavier Booker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:49 | +1 | Xavier Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-19 | |
7:34 | +2 | Kylan Boswell makes two point layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists) | 28-19 | |
7:20 | +3 | Xavier Booker makes three point jump shot (Szymon Zapala assists) | 28-22 | |
6:54 | Tomislav Ivisic turnover | |||
6:42 | Szymon Zapala offensive foul | |||
6:42 | Szymon Zapala turnover (offensive foul) | |||
6:16 | Will Riley misses two point jump shot | |||
6:14 | Frankie Fidler defensive rebound | |||
5:57 | +2 | Jaden Akins makes two point layup | 28-24 | |
5:57 | Tomislav Ivisic shooting foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul) | |||
5:57 | +1 | Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-25 | |
5:36 | +2 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point layup | 30-25 | |
5:25 | Will Riley blocks Frankie Fidler's two point layup | |||
5:23 | Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
5:03 | Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot | |||
5:01 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn offensive rebound | |||
4:56 | +2 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point layup | 32-25 | |
4:39 | Jaxon Kohler misses three point jump shot | |||
4:37 | Will Riley defensive rebound | |||
4:27 | Will Riley misses two point jump shot | |||
4:25 | Jaden Akins defensive rebound | |||
4:14 | +2 | Jaxon Kohler makes two point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists) | 32-27 | |
4:00 | Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot | |||
3:58 | Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound | |||
3:48 | +2 | Jeremy Fears Jr. makes two point layup | 32-29 | |
3:48 | Kylan Boswell misses two point layup | |||
3:46 | Spartans defensive rebound | |||
3:48 | TV timeout | |||
3:31 | +2 | Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup | 32-31 | |
3:12 | Kylan Boswell turnover (bad pass) | |||
2:56 | Coen Carr misses two point layup | |||
2:54 | Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound | |||
2:50 | Jaxon Kohler misses two point layup | |||
2:48 | Kylan Boswell defensive rebound | |||
2:35 | Coen Carr blocks Kylan Boswell's two point layup | |||
2:33 | Fighting Illini offensive rebound | |||
2:23 | Will Riley misses two point jump shot | |||
2:21 | Coen Carr defensive rebound | |||
2:15 | Jase Richardson misses three point jump shot | |||
2:13 | Will Riley defensive rebound | |||
2:06 | Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot | |||
2:04 | Tre Holloman defensive rebound | |||
2:04 | Will Riley personal foul (Tre Holloman draws the foul) | |||
2:04 | Tre Holloman misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
2:04 | +1 | Tre Holloman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-32 | |
1:51 | Coen Carr blocks Kylan Boswell's two point layup | |||
1:49 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn offensive rebound | |||
1:40 | Will Riley misses two point jump shot | |||
1:38 | Tomislav Ivisic offensive rebound | |||
1:28 | +2 | Tomislav Ivisic makes two point layup | 34-32 | |
1:13 | +2 | Tre Holloman makes two point jump shot (Jaxon Kohler assists) | 34-34 | |
0:48 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses three point jump shot | |||
0:46 | Frankie Fidler defensive rebound | |||
0:32 | Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot | |||
0:30 | Kylan Boswell defensive rebound | |||
0:30 | +2 | Tomislav Ivisic makes two point dunk (Kylan Boswell assists) | 36-34 | |
0:30 | Fighting Illini 30 second timeout | |||
0:04 | Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point layup | |||
0:02 | Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound | |||
0:02 | +2 | Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup | 36-36 | |
0:00 | End of period |