How To Watch Illinois At Michigan State, Lineups, Injury Report, Betting Line
Game time: 1 pm., CT
Where: Breslin Center, East Lansing, Mich.
TV: CBS
Betting line: Illinois +2.5
VITALS: Saturday's meeting with Michigan State is the 129th in the series that dates back to the 1950-51 season. The series is tied, 64-64, with Illinois having won four straight (streak began on Jan. 25, 2022). The four-game winning streak is Illinois' longest against the Spartans since taking five in a row from Feb. 18, 2003 through March 4, 2006. Illinois is No. 10 in the latest AP poll, marking the team's 11th consecutive week inside the Top 25. The Illini are scoring an average of 82.5 points per game, the team's highest since 1993-94 (84.0 ppg). They rans second in the Big Ten and 19th nationally with a scoring margin of +12.9 ppg.
PROJECTED STARTERS
FIGHTING ILLINI
G Ty Rodgers
G Terrence Shannon Jr
C Coleman Hawkins
F Marcus Domask
F Quincy Guerrier
SPARTANS
F Jaden Atkins
F Malik Hall
C Mady Sissoko
G A.J. Hoggard
G Tyson Walker
INJUY REPORT
FIGHTING ILLINI
None
SPARTANS
Jeremy Fears: Out - leg
Steven Izzo: Questionable - undisclosed
Davis Smith: Out - undisclosed
Gehrig Normand: Out - foot
QUOTABLE
Illinois coach Brad Underwood on the state of the team:“I like where we’re at because we’re whole again. We’re finally back in a position where we have our roster. We’ve played a lot to this point without somebody ... It’s nice to just be able to kind of grow that way. I feel solid. It’s a great league. Every game has its own merits and toughness. You have to be great. I’m very comfortable with where we’re at.”
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