Category: NCAA Basketball

After going down early, Michigan State basketball survived a nail-biter vs. Illinois to stay undefeated and alone at the top if the Big Ten.

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Fighting Illini vs Spartans Game Preview

Flagg had 28 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocked shots to help the No. 3 Blue Devils beat Boston College 88-63 for their 12th win in a row.

With the win, Mississippi State head coach Chris Jans improved to 4-1 against Ole Miss.

Stopping freshman phenom Kasparas Jakučionis is the biggest mission for No. 12 Michigan State basketball against No. 20 Illinois on Sunday.

Northwestern Wildcats (11-6, 2-4 Big Ten) at Michigan Wolverines (13-4, 5-1 Big Ten) Ann Arbor, Michigan; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolverines -10; over/under is 147 BOTTOM LINE: No. Michigan hosts Northwestern after Danny Wolf scored 23 points in Michigan's 84-81 overtime loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Illinois Fighting Illini (13-4, 5-2 Big Ten) at Michigan State Spartans (15-2, 6-0 Big Ten) East Lansing, Michigan; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spartans -3.5; over/under is 156 BOTTOM LINE: No. Illinois plays No.

Georgetown Hoyas (12-6, 3-4 Big East) at Villanova Wildcats (12-7, 5-3 Big East) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Monday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Villanova hosts Georgetown after Eric Dixon scored 23 points in Villanova's 75-73 win over the Providence Friars. The Wildcats are 10-1 on their home court.

Fresno State Bulldogs (5-13, 1-6 MWC) at New Mexico Lobos (15-4, 7-1 MWC) Albuquerque, New Mexico; Monday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Fresno State plays New Mexico after Zaon Collins scored 23 points in Fresno State's 74-65 win over the Air Force Falcons. The Lobos are 10-1 on their home court.

The Jackson State Tigers are 4-0 against SWAC opponents. Jackson State ranks seventh in the SWAC with 22.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Romelle Mansel averaging 5.5. Texas Southern is shooting 42.1% from the field this season, 4.7 percentage points lower than the 46.8% Jackson State allows to opponents.

USC Trojans (16-1, 6-0 Big Ten) at Indiana Hoosiers (12-5, 4-2 Big Ten) Bloomington, Indiana; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. USC takes on Indiana after JuJu Watkins scored 35 points in USC's 95-73 victory over the Penn State Lady Lions.

Rhode Island Rams (8-10, 3-2 A-10) at Duquesne Dukes (11-6, 2-4 A-10) Pittsburgh; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Duquesne is looking to break its three-game home losing streak with a victory against Rhode Island. The Dukes are 8-3 in home games.

Arizona State Sun Devils (8-10, 2-4 Big 12) at Kansas State Wildcats (18-1, 6-0 Big 12) New York; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arizona State comes into the matchup with No. Kansas State after losing three games in a row.

Virginia Cavaliers (11-7, 3-3 ACC) at NC State Wolfpack (13-4, 5-1 ACC) Raleigh, North Carolina; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Virginia takes on No. NC State after Latasha Lattimore scored 24 points in Virginia's 73-65 win over the Virginia Tech Hokies.