EAST LANSING, Mich. — It's been five years since Purdue basketball has had this kind of slide. On Tuesday night at thw Breslin Center, No. 13 Michigan State bottled up the Boilermakers and ran ...

Michigan State basketball rallied from 16 points down to defeat Illinois on the road. The win is Tom Izzo's 354th in Big Ten play, breaking a tie with Bob Knight for the conference record.

Win on the road at Illinois, hold home-court advantage over Purdue. The next one for No. 13 Michigan State basketball will be to reclaim first place in the Big Ten. In a rivalry game. On the road.