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

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.

The climb continues for the Michigan State men's basketball team. The Spartans moved up four spots to No. 8 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll, released Monday. Michigan State (16-2,

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