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Michigan State Basketball: 3 takeaways from much-needed win at Illinois

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Michigan State basketball hit the road for one of the most important games of the season, taking on No. 22 Illinois. What’d we learn from this battle?

The game looked to be in the bag with Michigan State up 17 at halftime and then extending that lead in the second half to 20, but Illinois stormed back on their home court to make things interesting, even holding a lead with 19 seconds left, but a Xavier Tillman put-back iced it.