Exactly one year ago (plus or minus 23 days) MSU thumped Illinois at the Bres, 88-80, avenging an earlier loss in Sham-pain. Tomorrow the Illini roll into their return matchup back at the Breslin Center with plenty of momentum coming off a dominant 94-69 win over Indiana.
NCAA Basketball: Penn State at Michigan State Dale Young-Imagn Images At 15-2 overall and a perfect 6-0 in Big Ten play, the 12th-ranked Spartans are sitting atop the league standings. However, it’s fair to note that our guys in Green have yet to face the upper echelon of the conference. That changes tomorrow when they host the 19th-ranked Fighting Illini, a team that’s battle-tested and knocking at the league leaders’…