Illinois at Michigan State
Image Taken At Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Michigan State Spartans Men’s Basketball Game, Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, MI, Saturday, February 7, 2026. Courtney Bay/Illinois Athletics
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Nick Boyd scored 25 points and John Blackwell had 24 to lead Wisconsin to a 92-90 overtime victory over No. 8 Illinois. The pair combined for nine of the Badgers’ 11 points in overtime, handing the Illini their second straight overtime loss. Illinois lost Saturday at No. 10 Michigan State. Keaton Wagler scored 34 points for Illinois, which played without injured starters Kylan Boswell and Andrej Stojakovic. Wisconsin trailed by 12 points with 8:10 to go in regulation but sent the game into overtime at 81-all thanks to two 3-pointers by Austin Rapp in the final two minutes.
Illinois men's basketball opens up its two-game business trip to Los Angeles against USC Wednesday night.Â
