1/7/2016 Michigan State v. Illinois Game Preview

Illinois Fighting Illini (8-8, 2-3 away)
Michigan State Spartans (15-1, 11-0 home)
January 7, 2016 at 9:00 PM ET
Conference Regular Season

Breslin Center
East Lansing, Michigan

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2015-2016 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
Illinois3441.072.125.358.6.4328.122.5.36313.317.9.7467.123.430.413.65.91.910.517.2
Michigan State3540.379.828.859.4.4869.221.1.43413.017.8.72911.728.840.520.54.55.111.919.2
ILL Opponents3441.074.827.459.2.4628.822.7.38611.315.7.7198.827.436.214.85.03.613.318.0
MCHST Opponents3540.364.122.157.9.3825.818.8.31014.119.7.7148.720.328.910.85.33.39.617.3


Head to Head Since 2002-2003

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Feb 22, 2015
Michigan State
Illinois		 60 - 53
Michigan State		 Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Feb 7, 2015
Illinois
Michigan State		 59 - 54
Illinois		 Conference Regular Season Breslin Center
Mar 1, 2014
Illinois
Michigan State		 53 - 46
Illinois		 Conference Regular Season Breslin Center
Jan 18, 2014
Michigan State
Illinois		 78 - 62
Michigan State		 Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Jan 31, 2013
Illinois
Michigan State		 75 - 80
Michigan State		 Conference Regular Season Breslin Center
Jan 31, 2012
Michigan State
Illinois		 41 - 42
Illinois		 Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Feb 19, 2011
Illinois
Michigan State		 57 - 61
Michigan State		 Conference Regular Season Breslin Center
Jan 18, 2011
Michigan State
Illinois		 62 - 71
Illinois		 Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Feb 6, 2010
Michigan State
Illinois		 73 - 78
Illinois		 Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Jan 16, 2010
Illinois
Michigan State		 63 - 73
Michigan State		 Conference Regular Season Breslin Center
Mar 1, 2009
Michigan State
Illinois		 74 - 66
Michigan State		 Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Jan 17, 2009
Illinois
Michigan State		 57 - 63
Michigan State		 Conference Regular Season Breslin Center
Mar 6, 2008
Michigan State
Illinois		 59 - 51
Michigan State		 Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Jan 30, 2008
Illinois
Michigan State		 41 - 51
Michigan State		 Conference Regular Season Breslin Center
Jan 30, 2007
Michigan State
Illinois		 50 - 57
Illinois		 Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Jan 14, 2007
Illinois
Michigan State		 57 - 63
Michigan State		 Conference Regular Season Breslin Center
Mar 10, 2006
Michigan State
Illinois		 61 - 56
Michigan State		 Conference Tournament Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Mar 4, 2006
Illinois
Michigan State		 75 - 68
Illinois		 Conference Regular Season Breslin Center
Jan 5, 2006
Michigan State
Illinois		 50 - 60
Illinois		 Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Feb 1, 2005
Illinois
Michigan State		 81 - 68
Illinois		 Conference Regular Season Breslin Center
Feb 10, 2004
Michigan State
Illinois		 51 - 75
Illinois		 Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Feb 18, 2003
Michigan State
Illinois		 40 - 70
Illinois		 Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Feb 2, 2003
Illinois
Michigan State		 65 - 68
Michigan State		 Conference Regular Season Breslin Center

2015-2016 Illinois Fighting Illini Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Lewis J. Coleman-Lands K. Nunn M. Finke M. Hill
Rotation J. Tate A. Jordan L. Black   M. Thorne
Rotation     D. Williams   M. Morgan
Lim PT   A. Austin C. Liss    

2015-2016 Michigan State Spartans Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Nairn, Jr. B. Forbes E. Harris D. Valentine M. Costello
Rotation   M. McQuaid G. Schilling D. Davis  
Rotation     J. Bess    
Rotation     K. Goins    
Lim PT   A. Ellis III M. Clark Jr.    
Lim PT   K. Ahrens C. Wollenman    
Lim PT   G. Roy M. Van Dyk    

Illinois Fighting Illini Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
13 Tracy Abrams G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
44 Alex Austin G 31 9.8 1.3 0.5 1.4 .326 0.2 0.9 .214 0.2 0.4 .636 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.2 1.1
12 Leron Black SF 7 14.3 4.4 2.1 5.1 .417 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.3 .500 1.4 3.0 4.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.7 3.3
5 Jalen Coleman-Lands SG 34 26.2 10.3 3.4 8.2 .412 2.6 6.1 .422 1.0 1.3 .750 0.3 1.6 1.9 0.9 0.6 0.1 1.1 2.0
43 Michael Finke PF 33 20.3 7.5 2.7 6.3 .435 1.2 3.3 .367 0.8 1.3 .651 1.4 2.3 3.7 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.9 1.8
21 Malcolm Hill G 34 35.1 18.1 5.6 12.9 .436 1.1 3.5 .314 5.7 6.9 .821 1.3 5.3 6.6 3.3 1.2 0.4 2.2 2.6
23 Aaron Jordan SG 31 11.3 3.3 1.0 3.1 .326 0.7 2.1 .344 0.6 0.7 .826 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 1.5
10 Mike LaTulip G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3 Khalid Lewis G 32 23.2 3.9 1.5 4.0 .370 0.2 0.8 .250 0.8 1.2 .703 0.2 1.4 1.7 3.0 0.9 0.1 1.2 1.6
45 Cameron Liss F 5 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
22 Maverick Morgan C 34 21.1 8.3 3.6 6.5 .564 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .739 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 1.1 1.9
25 Kendrick Nunn SG 28 35.1 15.5 5.5 12.9 .428 2.7 6.9 .391 1.8 2.2 .794 0.4 4.6 5.0 1.7 1.5 0.2 1.6 2.2
1 Jaylon Tate G 30 17.5 1.8 0.6 1.6 .367 0.1 0.4 .182 0.6 0.9 .630 0.0 1.3 1.3 2.5 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.3
33 Mike Thorne C 8 21.4 12.9 4.4 9.2 .473 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 6.9 .600 3.0 5.5 8.5 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.2 2.2
0 D.J. Williams SF 29 11.0 2.1 0.8 2.1 .400 0.1 0.4 .167 0.4 0.7 .579 0.6 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.9

Michigan State Spartans Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
0 Kyle Ahrens SG 26 3.3 1.2 0.4 0.9 .417 0.2 0.5 .308 0.3 0.4 .700 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4
2 Javon Bess F 32 11.0 2.9 1.0 2.2 .431 0.0 0.3 .111 1.0 1.7 .574 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.2
15 Marvin Clark Jr. F 30 9.7 3.9 1.5 2.8 .542 0.4 0.9 .423 0.5 0.7 .750 0.7 1.8 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.6
10 Matt Costello C 35 22.9 10.7 4.2 7.5 .561 0.1 0.2 .250 2.2 2.9 .752 2.9 5.3 8.2 1.3 0.7 1.2 1.1 2.1
23 Deyonta Davis PF 35 18.6 7.5 3.4 5.7 .598 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .605 2.1 3.4 5.5 0.7 0.3 1.8 0.9 2.3
3 Alvin Ellis III G 33 7.6 2.6 0.8 2.0 .424 0.4 1.1 .400 0.5 0.7 .708 0.3 1.1 1.5 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.8
5 Bryn Forbes G 35 28.0 14.4 4.7 9.8 .481 3.2 6.7 .481 1.8 2.1 .840 0.3 1.7 2.1 1.5 0.4 0.0 0.9 1.5
41 Connor George G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25 Kenny Goins F 26 10.2 2.0 0.8 1.1 .690 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.8 .571 0.9 2.0 2.9 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.2
14 Eron Harris SG 35 20.9 9.3 3.1 7.1 .434 1.2 2.8 .439 1.9 2.4 .798 0.7 1.9 2.6 2.1 0.3 0.1 1.5 2.2
20 Matt McQuaid SG 35 15.8 3.5 1.3 3.2 .389 0.8 1.9 .409 0.2 0.3 .727 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.7
11 Tum Tum Nairn, Jr. G 28 18.7 2.8 1.2 3.1 .379 0.1 0.6 .188 0.4 0.8 .435 0.1 1.0 1.1 3.3 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.5
40 Greg Roy G 3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0
34 Gavin Schilling SF 24 12.5 3.8 1.4 2.8 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.6 .615 1.0 2.1 3.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.8
45 Denzel Valentine F 31 33.0 19.2 6.6 14.3 .462 3.4 7.5 .444 2.6 3.1 .853 0.8 6.7 7.5 7.8 1.0 0.2 2.7 1.7
30 Matt Van Dyk F 21 2.3 1.1 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.6 .692 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4
41 Colby Wollenman F 31 6.0 1.2 0.4 0.8 .542 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.5 .733 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.9

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