Michigan St (79) vs Illinois (65) · Feb 15, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Feb 15, 2025

Game Recap

No. 11 Michigan State beats Illinois 79-65; Izzo passes Knight in Big Ten coaching victories. Jaxson Kohler had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Tre Holloman scored 14 points and No. 11 Michigan State rallied to beat Illinois 79-65 on Saturday night giving the Spartans' Tom Izzo the most conference wins in Big Ten history.

Box Score

	1	2	T
MSU	37	42	79
ILL	41	24	65

MICHIGAN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Jaxon Kohler	30	9-13	4-5	1-3	10	0	2	1	0	0	23
10Szymon Zapala	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	2	0
11Jase Richardson	26	5-10	0-1	1-1	3	1	0	1	0	3	11
1Jeremy Fears Jr.	23	2-8	0-2	0-0	4	5	1	1	4	0	4
3Jaden Akins	19	3-10	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	1	2	2	8
8Frankie Fidler	9	0-3	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
55Coen Carr	18	5-6	0-1	0-1	4	1	0	0	0	1	10
34Xavier Booker	14	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
15Carson Cooper	22	2-3	0-0	0-2	8	0	2	1	0	4	4
5Tre Holloman	26	6-12	0-1	2-2	2	3	0	0	1	0	14
2Kur Teng	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL		33-6848.5%	5-1241.7%	8-1361.5%	39	12	5	5	7	15	79

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Ben Humrichous	31	3-10	0-6	0-0	6	1	0	1	1	1	6
21Morez Johnson Jr.	25	6-8	0-0	5-7	5	0	2	2	1	3	17
13Tomislav Ivisic	30	2-9	0-4	0-1	7	1	0	0	3	0	4
32Kasparas Jakucionis	38	5-15	2-9	5-5	5	1	1	0	2	3	17
4Kylan Boswell	29	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	2	0
15Jake Davis	14	3-6	2-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	8
7Will Riley	30	5-13	3-8	0-0	7	6	1	0	2	4	13
2Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0



TOTAL		24-6338.1%	7-3321.2%	10-1376.9%	34	10	4	4	11	14	65

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfmsuill

(20:00) Start game
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Illinois
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Michigan State
(19:33) Tomislav Ivisic missed Layup.
(19:30) Szymon Zapala Defensive Rebound.
(19:26) Jaden Akins Turnover.
+2 (19:11) Kasparas Jakucionis made Layup.
02
(18:40) Szymon Zapala missed Layup.
(18:38) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:25) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Layup.
(18:21) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:21) Morez Johnson Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.
04
(18:12) Jaden Akins Turnover.
(18:12) Morez Johnson Jr. Steal.
+2 (18:08) Morez Johnson Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Kasparas Jakucionis.
06
(17:54) Jaden Akins missed Jumper.
(17:50) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
(17:43) Kylan Boswell missed Layup.
(17:43) Jase Richardson Block.
(17:39) Jase Richardson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:20) Jeremy Fears Jr. made Jumper.
26
+2 (17:04) Ben Humrichous made Jumper.
28
(16:47) Jaxon Kohler missed Jumper.
(16:44) Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(16:39) Tomislav Ivisic Turnover.
(16:39) Kylan Boswell subbing out for Illinois
(16:39) Will Riley subbing in for Illinois
(16:39) Jaden Akins subbing out for Michigan State
(16:39) Szymon Zapala subbing out for Michigan State
(16:39) Carson Cooper subbing in for Michigan State
(16:39) Coen Carr subbing in for Michigan State
(16:39) Morez Johnson Jr. subbing out for Illinois
(16:39) Jake Davis subbing in for Illinois
+2 (16:29) Jase Richardson made Jumper.
48
(16:13) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:10) Will Riley Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:03) Kasparas Jakucionis made Three Point Jumper.
411
(15:55) Coen Carr missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:51) Jeremy Fears Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(15:49) Jase Richardson missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:46) Will Riley Defensive Rebound.
(15:39) Tomislav Ivisic Turnover.
(15:39) Carson Cooper Steal.
+2 (15:34) Coen Carr made Dunk. Assisted by Jeremy Fears Jr..
611
+3 (15:11) Jake Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Riley.
614
(14:59) Jeremy Fears Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:56) Kasparas Jakucionis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:50) Jake Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tomislav Ivisic.
617
(14:46) Michigan State Timeout
(14:46) Tomislav Ivisic subbing out for Illinois
(14:46) Morez Johnson Jr. subbing in for Illinois
(14:46) Jaxon Kohler subbing out for Michigan State
(14:46) Jeremy Fears Jr. subbing out for Michigan State
(14:46) Jase Richardson subbing out for Michigan State
(14:46) Jaden Akins subbing in for Michigan State
(14:46) Tre Holloman subbing in for Michigan State
(14:46) Xavier Booker subbing in for Michigan State
(14:34) Jaden Akins missed Layup.
(14:29) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
(14:20) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:16) Xavier Booker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:11) Tre Holloman made Layup.
817
(13:53) Ben Humrichous missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:48) Jake Davis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:36) Ben Humrichous made Jumper.
819
(13:18) Tre Holloman missed Jumper.
(13:16) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
(13:13) Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:09) Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(12:41) Tre Holloman missed Jumper.
(12:37) Coen Carr Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:37) Coen Carr made Two Point Tip Shot.
1019
(12:26) Will Riley Turnover.
(12:26) Ben Humrichous subbing out for Illinois
(12:26) Kasparas Jakucionis subbing out for Illinois
(12:26) Kylan Boswell subbing in for Illinois
(12:26) Tomislav Ivisic subbing in for Illinois
(12:26) Frankie Fidler subbing in for Michigan State
(12:26) Coen Carr subbing out for Michigan State
(12:22) Foul on Will Riley.
+3 (12:08) Xavier Booker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre Holloman.
1319
+2 (11:46) Morez Johnson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Will Riley.
1321
(11:34) Official TV Timeout
(11:34) Jake Davis subbing out for Illinois
(11:34) Morez Johnson Jr. subbing out for Illinois
(11:34) Ben Humrichous subbing in for Illinois
(11:34) Kasparas Jakucionis subbing in for Illinois
(11:34) Carson Cooper subbing out for Michigan State
(11:34) Jaxon Kohler subbing in for Michigan State
(11:13) Jaden Akins missed Jumper.
(11:09) Kasparas Jakucionis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:51) Kasparas Jakucionis made Layup.
1323
(10:51) Foul on Frankie Fidler.
(10:51) Jaden Akins subbing out for Michigan State
(10:51) Jase Richardson subbing in for Michigan State
+1 (10:51) Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.
1324
(10:30) Frankie Fidler missed Jumper.
(10:27) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:15) Will Riley made Three Point Jumper.
1327
+2 (9:52) Tre Holloman made Jumper.
1527
+2 (9:27) Tomislav Ivisic made Jumper.
1529
(9:15) Frankie Fidler missed Jumper.
(9:13) Jaxon Kohler Offensive Rebound.
(9:05) Xavier Booker missed Jumper.
(9:03) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(9:03) Tomislav Ivisic subbing out for Illinois
(9:03) Morez Johnson Jr. subbing in for Illinois
(9:03) Tre Holloman subbing out for Michigan State
(9:03) Xavier Booker subbing out for Michigan State
(9:03) Jeremy Fears Jr. subbing in for Michigan State
(9:03) Szymon Zapala subbing in for Michigan State
+2 (8:46) Will Riley made Jumper.
1531
+2 (8:39) Jase Richardson made Jumper.
1731
(8:18) Will Riley Turnover.
(8:18) Jaxon Kohler Steal.
+2 (8:08) Jase Richardson made Jumper.
1931
(7:48) Ben Humrichous missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:45) Szymon Zapala Defensive Rebound.
(7:41) Frankie Fidler missed Jumper.
(7:34) Jaxon Kohler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:32) Jaxon Kohler made Layup.
2131
(7:20) Ben Humrichous missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:17) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:17) Foul on Szymon Zapala.
(7:17) Official TV Timeout
(7:17) Will Riley subbing out for Illinois
(7:17) Jake Davis subbing in for Illinois
(7:17) Morez Johnson Jr. subbing out for Illinois
(7:17) Tomislav Ivisic subbing in for Illinois
(7:17) Jaxon Kohler subbing out for Michigan State
(7:17) Frankie Fidler subbing out for Michigan State
(7:17) Carson Cooper subbing in for Michigan State
(7:17) Coen Carr subbing in for Michigan State
+2 (7:02) Tomislav Ivisic made Jumper. Assisted by Kylan Boswell.
2133
(6:40) Jeremy Fears Jr. Turnover.
+2 (6:17) Kasparas Jakucionis made Jumper.
2135
+2 (5:58) Coen Carr made Jumper. Assisted by Jeremy Fears Jr..
2335
(5:34) Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:34) Jeremy Fears Jr. Block.
(5:29) Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:14) Coen Carr made Dunk. Assisted by Jeremy Fears Jr..
2535
(5:00) Ben Humrichous subbing out for Illinois
(5:00) Kylan Boswell subbing out for Illinois
(5:00) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn subbing in for Illinois
(5:00) Will Riley subbing in for Illinois
(5:00) Jeremy Fears Jr. subbing out for Michigan State
(5:00) Szymon Zapala subbing out for Michigan State
(5:00) Jase Richardson subbing out for Michigan State
(5:00) Jaxon Kohler subbing in for Michigan State
(5:00) Jaden Akins subbing in for Michigan State
(5:00) Tre Holloman subbing in for Michigan State
(4:52) Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:52) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn Offensive Rebound.
(4:52) Foul on Jaden Akins.
(4:52) Jaden Akins subbing out for Michigan State
(4:52) Kur Teng subbing in for Michigan State
(4:36) Tomislav Ivisic Turnover.
(4:36) Jaxon Kohler Steal.
+3 (4:24) Jaxon Kohler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kur Teng.
2835
(4:11) Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:08) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:08) Foul on Kur Teng.
(4:08) Jake Davis subbing out for Illinois
(4:08) Morez Johnson Jr. subbing in for Illinois
(3:56) Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.
(3:56) Official TV Timeout
+2 (3:42) Jaxon Kohler made Jumper.
3035
(3:30) Will Riley missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:23) Kur Teng Defensive Rebound.
(3:17) Tre Holloman missed Jumper.
(3:15) Coen Carr Offensive Rebound.
(3:06) Carson Cooper missed Jumper.
(3:04) Jaxon Kohler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:56) Coen Carr made Layup.
3235
(2:56) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
(2:56) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn subbing out for Illinois
(2:56) Morez Johnson Jr. subbing out for Illinois
(2:56) Ben Humrichous subbing in for Illinois
(2:56) Kylan Boswell subbing in for Illinois
(2:55) Coen Carr missed Free Throw.
(2:53) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(2:33) Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:25) Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(2:25) Foul on Kasparas Jakucionis.
+2 (2:10) Jaxon Kohler made Jumper.
3435
(1:57) Foul on Carson Cooper.
+3 (1:50) Will Riley made Three Point Jumper.
3438
+3 (1:41) Jaxon Kohler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coen Carr.
3738
+3 (1:21) Kasparas Jakucionis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Riley.
3741
(1:18) Illinois Timeout
(1:18) Kur Teng subbing out for Michigan State
(1:18) Coen Carr subbing out for Michigan State
(1:18) Frankie Fidler subbing in for Michigan State
(1:18) Jase Richardson subbing in for Michigan State
(0:56) Jase Richardson missed Jumper.
(0:50) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
(0:45) Foul on Kylan Boswell.
(0:45) Kylan Boswell Turnover.
(0:34) Jaxon Kohler missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:32) Kasparas Jakucionis Defensive Rebound.
(0:08) Foul on Frankie Fidler.
(0:08) Tre Holloman subbing out for Michigan State
(0:08) Frankie Fidler subbing out for Michigan State
(0:08) Jeremy Fears Jr. subbing in for Michigan State
(0:08) Jaden Akins subbing in for Michigan State
(0:00) Will Riley missed Jumper.
(0:00) Kasparas Jakucionis Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

MSU

ILL

79Points65

33-68(48.5%)Field Goal(%)24-63(38.1%)

5-12(41.7%)3-Point(%)7-33(21.2%)

8-13(61.5%)Free Throw(%)10-13(76.9%)

41(14)Rebounds(Offensive)36(12)

12Assists10

5Steals4

5Blocks4

7Turnovers11

15(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

14Largest Lead16

Game Details

Saturday, February 15, 2025 · 8:00 PM

State Farm Center · Champaign, IL

attendance: 15,544 (100.0%)

tv: FOX

spread: ILL -6.5

over/under: 158.5