Illinois vs. Michigan State: Full Game Preview
By on January 31, 2013
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | B Paul 17.9 | N Egwu 4.9 | T Abrams 3.2 |
| Michigan State | K Appling 13.5 | A Payne 6.9 | K Appling 4.1 |
No. 13 Michigan State hosts Illinois at Breslin Center on Thursday. Tip-off is at 7:00 EST and it can be seen on ESPN/2. The Spartans are 4-3 against the Fighting Illini over the last four years. They fell 42-41 on 1/31/2012, the last time they met.
Illinois is in 9th place in the Big Ten and Michigan State is in 3rd place.
In their last match-up on January 27th, Gary Harris put up 21 points for the Spartans in a loss to Indiana, 75-70. While contributing 2.6 rebounds per game, he also scores 12.7 points per game. For the Fighting Illini, D.J. Richardson put up 12 points and 7 rebounds in the 74-60 loss to Michigan on January 27th. He is averaging 11.8 points per game and leads the team in steals with 1.6 per game.
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- AP voters think more highly of Michigan State and have put us in the AP Top 25 more often over the past 10 years than Illinois (145 vs 116).
- We make basketball players. Over the past 5 years, Michigan State has had more players drafted by the NBA than Illinois (2 vs 1).
- The Michigan State steals leader (Branden Dawson) has more steals than the Illinois steals leader (D.J. Richardson).
- We make our fans proud. Michigan State has a better record at home than Illinois this season (12-0 vs 8-3).
- Diaper Dandies love us. Michigan State has recruited more McDonald's All-Americans out of high school than Illinois (15 vs 13).
- Kids want to come here. Since 1998 Michigan State has recruited more Top 50 high school players than Illinois (19 vs 11).
- We win when it counts, too. Michigan State has more NCAA Tournament wins over the last 10 years than Illinois (21 vs 10).
- Adreian Payne is ranked 4th in the Big Ten in rebounds and 8th in the Big Ten in blocks.
- Keith Appling is ranked 5th in the Big Ten in assists and 6th in the Big Ten in steals.
- Michigan State has a better scoring defense (58.6 allowed per game vs 66.0 allowed per game) than Illinois this season.
- Michigan State allows fewer rebounds (31.0 allowed per game vs 34.9 allowed per game) than Illinois this season.
| Illini Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| A- | Brandon Paul | 32 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| B | D.J. Richardson | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| B | Tracy Abrams | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| B- | Nnanna Egwu | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C+ | Joseph Bertrand | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C+ | Tyler Griffey | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C | Sam McLaurin | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| C- | Myke Henry | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Devin Langford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Mike Shaw | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Kevin Berardini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Mike LaTulip | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Ibby Djimde | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| B | Keith Appling | 33 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| B | Branden Dawson | 27 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| B | Gary Harris | 29 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B | Derrick Nix | 27 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| B | Adreian Payne | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C | D. Valentine | 21 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C | Travis Trice | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D+ | Brandan Kearney | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Matt Costello | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Keenan Wetzel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Dan Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Russell Byrd | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Alex Gauna | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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