Jaxon Kohler collected 23 points and 10 rebounds, Tre Holloman scored 14 points and the n ° 11 of Michigan State rallied to beat Illinois 79-65 on Saturday evening, giving the Spartans Tom Izzo the victories of the conference in The story of Big Ten.
Izzo exceeded the coach of Indiana Bobby Knight with his record victory for the 354th conference.
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Jase Richardson contributed 11 points and Coen Carr had 10 for the Spartans (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten), which preceded the Illinois 42-24 in the second period. They finished with a 15 -point race while the Illini missed their last 18 shots in the last 8:30 am.
Morez Johnson Jr. and Kasparas Jakucionis each scored 17 points for Illinois (17-9, 9-7).
Take -out
Michigan State: Three -point shot was a problem for Spartans all season. They were 14 out of 60 for 23% of the distance in three recent losses. They barely took the trouble to shoot 3s against Illinois, to make 5 out of 12, and won the match by taking the ball inside, marking 40 points in the painting.
Illinois: Illini will close the regular season by playing five classified teams – including Michigan State – in their last six games. They will have to play two good halves to survive in the section.
Key
The Illinois led all the first half and 16 points. The Spartans made a game with a 13 -point race, preparing the field for their domination in the second half.
Key statistics
The state of Michigan and the Illinois entered the game after going beyond the opponents 21 times and the Illinois is the best rebound team in the country. But the Spartans exceeded the Illini 41-36.
The next
Michigan State will host the No. 7 Purdue Tuesday evening while the Illinois will play at n ° 16 Wisconsin Tuesday evening.
Report by the Associated Press.
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