EAST LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The No. 10 Michigan State men’s basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak with an 85-82 overtime win against fifth-ranked Illinois. This was Illinois’s first loss since December 13th. MSU freshman Jordan Scott was tasked with guarding star Illinois freshman Keaton Wagler. Wagler leads the Illini in scoring and finished […]
EAST LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The No. 10 Michigan State men’s basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak with an 85-82 overtime win against fifth-ranked Illinois. This was Illinois’s first loss since December 13th.
MSU freshman Jordan Scott was tasked with guarding star Illinois freshman Keaton Wagler. Wagler leads the Illini in scoring and finished with 16 points on Saturday night. Wagler had just two points in the first half and scored his next 14 in the second half and overtime.
“I felt very confident,” said Scott. “I think during our practices, our walk-throughs and everything, we knew their plays and what they were doing. We got a little messed up and that’s gonna happen in games, but overall we did a pretty good job on our coverages.”
Illinois is also one of the top three-point shooting teams in the Big Ten at 36.1%. MSU held the Fighting Illini to just 28% from beyond the arc on Saturday night.
MSU point guard Jeremy Fears Jr. had 26 points and 15 assists. Fears scored 11 of those 26 points in overtime. MSU also got back to the program principles of “defend, rebound, and run.” The Spartans outrebounded Illinois 48-38.
Michigan State will head to Wisconsin next on Friday, Feb. 13th, to take on the Badgers. Tip off is set for 8 P.M.
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