Michigan State traveled to Champagne, Illinois to take on a top ten team and lost. The fighting Illini won 71-68 in a game that seesawed back and forth in the final ten minutes. A loss is devastating to the Spartans as it drops them to 9-7 overall and truly unsightly 1-4 in the Big Ten.
Despite the outcome, the Spartans had some positive aspects to their hard fought loss.
Details of the Curve for this Game: Illinois is ranked number ten in the country and plays like it. They may not have the full scoring punch without Terrence Shannon Jr, but this team defends and attacks on offense relentlessly.