National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan St 61, Illinois 57
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 19, 2011
Where: Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Officials: # Michael Kitts, # Mike Sanzere, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 14797
Where: Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Officials: # Michael Kitts, # Mike Sanzere, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 14797
Michigan State gave its NCAA Tournament at-large hopes a much-needed boost with a late 9-0 run to finish off visiting Illinois 61-57 on Saturday.
Kalin Lucas led the way with 25 points for Michigan State (15-11, 7-7 Big Ten), which shot 54.2 percent from the floor in the second half.
With the game tied 51-51 and 2:35 left, the Spartans took the lead for good on a pair of free throws by Draymond Green. Delvon Roe followed with a layup at the 1:41 mark, and Michigan State added five more foul shots to push the lead to 60-51 with 26 seconds to go.
Neither team led by more than three in the final 15 minutes before the Spartans' last surge.
Demetri McCamey scored 15 points and Mike Davis had 14 for the Fighting Illini (17-10, 7-7).
Top Game Performances
| Illinois | Michigan St | |
| Demetri McCamey 15 | Scoring | Kalin Lucas 25 |
| Demetri McCamey 5 | Assists | Delvon Roe 4 |
| Mike Davis 5 | Rebounds | Delvon Roe 7 |
| Mike Davis 2 | Free Throws Made | Kalin Lucas 6 |
| Mike Davis 3 | Steals | Draymond Green 2 |
| Demetri McCamey 2 | Blocks | Keith Appling 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Illinois | 57 | 37.3 | 5-19 | 8-10 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 9 | |
| Michigan St | 61 | 42.0 | 3-15 | 16-23 | 12 | 37 | 6 | 3 |