Tre Holloman had 17 points, Coen Carr and Frankie Fidler scored 11 each and No. 12 Michigan State held on to beat No. 19 Illinois 80-78.

The Michigan State guard stood flat-footed while holding the follow through of a snapped right wrist as a high-arching 3-pointer dropped through the net. Just 24 seconds later, he knocked down another in front of the Minnesota bench. Next time down the floor, Holloman pulled from the other side of the arc with the same result.

MSU, which is ranked No. 12 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, is coming off a 90-85 victory over Penn State on Jan. 15 in East Lansing. Illinois (13-4, 5-2 Big Ten) is ranked No. 20 in the Coaches Poll and is coming off a 94-69 win over Indiana in its most recent game on Jan. 11.

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The Spartans' 7-0 start in Big Ten play is their best since the 2018-19 season when they last played in the Final Four.

The Spartans' three-point percentage of 28.7 ranks worst in the Big Ten and near the bottom of all Division I teams. Defensively, the Illini prefer to run teams off the line, but given MSU’s hesitancy to shoot the deep ball in the first place, it seems Illinois’ style of defense may work in its opponents favor.

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Even with all the whistles and without the win, there was plenty for the Illini to learn from the Spartans game

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The Michigan State basketball team will be at Breslin Center, trying to remain unbeaten in the Big Ten against Illinois on Sunday, Jan. 19, in East Lansing. The game is scheduled to start at noon ET.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - No. 12 Michigan State men’s basketball battled to the very end with No. 19 Illinois, but it was the Spartans coming out on top with an 80-78 victory. MSU picks up its 11th straight victory and improves to 7-0 in conference play.

EAST LANSING – Michigan State basketball passed its first ... with 5.4 seconds to play to ice their 80-78 victory over No. 20 Illinois on Sunday afternoon at Breslin Center.