After a week that saw the Illini win big and lose a close one, Monday's results seemed to reflect a shift in voter opinion

After the game, Illinois head coach Brad Underwood, who is a great friend of Tom Izzo’s, spoke to the media about the game. As always, he was complimentary of Izzo and his squad, but also frustrated about the fouls called on his star point guard Kasparas Jakucionis.

The Illini slowed the Spartans' fastbreak, but they also had their own best player brought to a screeching halt early

The climb continues for the Michigan State men's basketball team. The Spartans moved up four spots to No. 8 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll, released Monday. Michigan State (16-2,