After going down early, Michigan State basketball survived a nail-biter vs. Illinois to stay undefeated and alone at the top if the Big Ten.

Michigan State basketball dropped a stinker early this week so its no surprise they dropped in the latest batch of "Bracketology" from ESPN's Joe Lunardi.

ANALYSIS: Something is brewing within MSU basketball. And it feels a lot like ... grabbed the rebound on the baseline behind the backboard and tried to shoot over it. The shot was ruled illegal ...

After Sunday, Michigan State leads the all-time series 66-64 vs. Illinois basketball. Check out the top plays from the game. Illinois' Kylan Boswell shoots from behind the backboard Illinois ...

Michigan State men's basketball game prompted CBS college ... He shot the ball from behind the backboard, and NCAA rules prohibit shots from going over the backboard. Thus, Boswell's shot led ...

EAST LANSING – Michigan State basketball passed its first major ... with a second to play was ruled illegal as it went over the backboard. On the ensuing inbound pass, Fears launched the ball ...