Sunday's meeting between No. 12 Michigan State and No. 19 Illinois will be a matchup between the two top rebounding teams in the Big Ten.Naturally, that means this top-20 showdown will likely come down to the battle of the boards,

Expert recap and game analysis of the Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Northern Illinois Huskies NCAAM game from January 18, 2025 on ESPN.

The Michigan State Spartans are set to take on one of their bigger threats to the Big Ten in the Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday. While MSU sits atop the Big

No. 19 Illinois plays the No. 12 Michigan State Spartans after Kylan Boswell scored 22 points in the Fighting Illini's 94-69 win over the Indiana Hoosiers.

Preview the January 19 matchup between the Michigan State Spartans and Illinois Fighting Illini with how to watch, tv channel info, predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

Dekalb, Ill. — Jakobi Heady's 16 points helped Central Michigan defeat Northern Illinois, 71-66, on Saturday. Heady also added nine rebounds for the Chippewas (8-9, 2-3 Mid-American Conference). Cayden Vasko had 15 points and five assists. Anthony Pritchard added 13 points, six rebounds, nine assists, and three steals.

Izzo is taking the threat of the Illini seriously as he prepares his Spartans for Sunday's matchup in East Lansing

Central Michigan visits the Northern Illinois Huskies after Ugnius Jarusevicius scored 23 points in the Chippewas' 82-63 victory over the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

That is precisely what Ohio State and Notre Dame accomplished. Both squads are undefeated in the weeks and months following those upsets. In order to fully avenge the slip-ups, though, they need to win one more game.

Jaxon Kohler and the No. 12 Michigan State Spartans (15-2, 6-0 Big Ten) will host the No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini (13-4, 5-2 Big Ten) at Jack Breslin Students Events Center on Sunday, January

Illinois head coach Brad Underwood in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. LANSING... Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).