Michigan State Spartans (14-3, 4-2 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (13-4, 3-3 Big Ten)
Champaign, Illinois; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Illinois hosts No. 22 Michigan State after Kendall Bostic scored 21 points in Illinois' 68-54 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers.
The Fighting Illini are 10-1 on their home court. Illinois is fifth in the Big Ten in team defense, giving up 59.1 points while holding opponents to 39.8% shooting.
The Spartans have gone 4-2 against Big Ten opponents. Michigan State is fifth in the Big Ten with 12.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Grace Vanslooten averaging 2.9.
Illinois makes 43.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.8 percentage points higher than Michigan State has allowed to its opponents (36.7%). Michigan State averages 7.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.7 more made shots on average than the 5.3 per game Illinois allows.
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The Fighting Illini and Spartans square off Sunday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bostic is scoring 16.0 points per game and averaging 11.1 rebounds for the Fighting Illini.
Theryn Hallock is averaging 12.2 points and 1.7 steals for the Spartans.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fighting Illini: 7-3, averaging 68.4 points, 32.6 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 5.9 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.9 points per game.
Spartans: 7-3, averaging 74.4 points, 36.0 rebounds, 16.5 assists, 11.4 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.1 points.
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