Grandison at MSU? Good. Blowing leads? Bad.

The Illini went into East Lansing on Saturday to take on the Spartans in a top-20 matchup, and Illinois eked out a close victory. This was a huge bounce back win for the Illini after the Rutgers loss, but there are still some things they need to improve upon.

Let’s a take a look at both the good and the bad from this game,

The Good

Jacob Grandison

#Illini Underwood said Jacob Grandison and Alfonso Plummer were back in the gym working at 2 a.m. after the team got back from Rutgers

— Bret Beherns (@WCIA3Bret) February 18, 2022 Simply put, looks like that 2 a.m. gym session paid off for Grandison. He was on fire against Sparty on an off-shooting day for the rest of the team. Grandison went 6-of-10…