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Michigan State Spartans’ Cam Ward flew down the court and finished with a powerful slam dunk against the Illinois Fighting Illini.
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Michigan State basketball score: Jeremy Fears Jr. led the Spartans with 26 points and 15 assists, the third-most in program history, vs. Illinois.
Jeremy Fears capped a tumultous week by scoring a game-high 26 points to lead Michigan State to an 85-82 overtime win over Illinois, but his play was called into question again when the Illini accused him of intentionally tripping one of their players.
The red-hot No. 5 Illinois Fighting Illini (20-3) can temporarily claim sole possession of the Big Ten Conference lead as they take a 12-game winning streak into Saturday’s showdown with the 10th-ranked Michigan State Spartans (19-4), who have lost their last two games, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan.
The Illinois Fighting Illini and Michigan State Spartans tangle Saturday at 8 p.m. ET in East Lansing, Michigan.