Feb. 20, 2011

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Game Notes...
• With the game tied at 51 with 2:53 left, MSU went on a 9-0 run to take a commanding 60-51 lead with just 26 seconds remaining...Illinois hit two late 3's to make the final 61-57 in favor of Michigan State.

• After shooting just 31 percent in the first half (8-for-26), MSU shot 54 percent in the second half (13-for-24).

• MSU out-rebounded Illinois, 38-30...MSU is 11-5 when out-rebounding their opponent this season.

• MSU is now 5-0 when holding their opponents to under 60 points this season.

Series notes...
• Michigan State and Illinois split the regular-season series.

• MSU has won six of the last eight meetings against Illinois and eight of the last 11.

• The last 13 games in the series have been decided by 10 points or less.

• Tom Izzo is now 18-13 in his career vs. Illinois.

• The all-time series is now tied at 55-55.

• MSU is 35-18 vs. Illinois in East Lansing.

Player notes...
• Kalin Lucas led all scorers with 25 points and was the only Spartan in double-figures...Lucas now has 1,845 career points and is just six points behind Sam Vincent for seventh place on the MSU career scoring charts...Lucas was 9-for-19 from the field...he made 6-of-8 free throws and is now in fourth place in MSU history with 467 career free throws made...Lucas played 39 minutes...in his last seven games, Lucas is averaging 21.9 points per game and 37.6 minutes per game.

• Delvon Roe dished out four assists, the second-most for him this season (6 vs. South Carolina)...he also had eight points, seven rebounds and was 4-of-5 from the field in just 22 minutes of action.

• Mike Kebler started his first career game and played 21 minutes...he scored two points and had two assists.