Illinois women's basketball heads home to Champaign with a two-game win streak to face the Michigan State Spartans on Sunday.

In a game that stood out for all the right reasons (and a few of the wrong ones), Illinois traveled to East Lansing on Sunday and came up a whisker short in an 80-77 loss to Michigan State ... rate when the Spartans visit Champaign on Feb. 15.

Michigan State Spartans (14-3, 4-2 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (13-4, 3-3 Big Ten) Champaign, Illinois; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois hosts No. 22 Michigan State after Kendall Bostic scored 21 points in Illinois' 68-54 victory over the ...

Columnist Graham Couch gives his initial thoughts on MSU's performance in an 80-78 win over Illinois on Sunday afternoon with three quick takes.

#19 Illinois men's will travel to East Lansing to take on #12 Michigan State, while the women will be home against #22 Michigan State. For the men the last time they face the Spartans they lost 88-80 in East Lansing and Brad Underwood is currently 5-6 against Michigan State and Tom Izzo.

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CHAMPAIGN — Theryn Hallock scored 15 of her career-best 26 points in the fourth quarter as the No. 22 Michigan State women’s basketball rolled to an 86-68 win over Illinois on Sunday. The junior from Grand Rapids topped her previous best of 24 points ...

Michigan State Spartans (14-3, 4-2 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (13-4, 3-3 Big Ten) Champaign, Illinois; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois hosts No. 22 Michigan State after Kendall ...

Michigan State Spartans (14-3, 4-2 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (13-4, 3-3 Big Ten) Champaign, Illinois; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois hosts No. 22 Michigan State after Kendall ...

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The Big Ten schedule is nearing the halfway point as January winds down. One team has separated itself at the top of the conference standings, but the league race is far from decided.

The Spartans beat Rutgers for 12 straight wins Saturday at Madison Square Garden with big contributions from Jase Richardson and Coen Carr.