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Jeremy Fears scored 26 points, including a tiebreaking three-point play with 1:47 left in overtime, and had 15 assists to help No. 10 Michigan State hold on for an 85-82 win over No. 5 Illinois. With a chance to send the game to a second overtime, Illinois center Zvonimir Ivisic missed a 3-point shot at the buzzer. Michigan State knocked the Fighting Illini out of first place in the Big Ten and ended their 12-game win streak. Illinois’ David Mirkovic scored 18 points and Andrej Stojakovic had 17 points.

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Andrej Stojakovic scored 17 points and No. 5 Illinois made 17 3-pointers in an 84-44 win over Northwestern. Keaton Wagler, Zvonimir Ivisic and Ben Humrichous each had 13 points for Illinois, which won its 12th straight game. David Mirkovic had 12 points and Tomislav Ivisic had 12 rebounds. Six players made 3s for Illinois, which shot 17 of 38 from behind the arc and had just two turnovers. Northwestern's Nick Martinelli, the Big Ten’s leading scorer, had just four points, 19 under his average. He was 2 of 10 from the field. Tre Singleton led the Wildcats with eight points.