While MSU’s win over Illinois was huge, Purdue’s win over Oregon was even more impressive, as the Boilermakers took down the ...

Two marquee matchups headlined the week: Michigan State vs. Illinois (Jan. 19) and Purdue vs. Oregon (Jan. 18). The Spartans ...

Tom Izzo sees No. 12 Michigan State basketball getting tougher after beating No. 20 Illinois on Sunday, but also knows so ...

The Michigan State Spartans lead the Big Ten with an undefeated conference record, but a few other teams are hot on their ...

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo is impressed by what he sees from Illinois. The Spartans beat Illinois Sunday.

As long as Tom Izzo is the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans, they’re not a team that should be overlooked.

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on ...

Entering Friday, 15 of the 18 Big Ten teams are ranked inside the top 70 on kenpom.com. There's also been a real pivot to playing with more pace. The Big Ten is now up to third amongst all the ...

Since the calendar flipped from 2024 to 2025, No. 19 Illinois flipped a switch and pulled off two amazing feats on the road.

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo had high praise for the Spartans' next opponent, the Illinois Fighting Illini.

The last Big Ten men's basketball power poll from Illinois beat Scott Richey came a month ago. Let's just say some things have changed since before the holiday season. Others are frustratingly the ...

The Spartans have doubled their longest winning streak from last season when they had 19 victories and narrowly extended ...