Michigan State basketball will honor Tum Tum Nairn, Gavin Schilling and Ben Carter on senior night Tuesday vs. Illinois. Video by Chris Solari/DFP
EAST LANSING — Ben Carter and Gavin Schilling know they will be forever linked together in Michigan State lore.
But their knee injuries less than a month apart that cost them both the 2016-17 season are just one part why.
Coach Tom Izzo gave Carter and Schilling their first starts of the season, along with fellow senior Tum Tum Nairn, in the top-ranked Spartans’ 81-61 victory over Illinois, a Big Ten title-clinching win and their final home game at Breslin Center.