Sunday, March 1, 2009 - Michigan State 74, Illinois 66
Eric Lacy / The Detroit News
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Michigan State is a Big Ten champion.
Whether it wins the title outright remains to be seen after Sunday's thrilling 74-66 victory at Illinois against the conference's best defensive team.
A win Tuesday at Indiana would complete the mission and give coach Tom Izzo his first outright title since the 1998-99 season, a campaign that ended with a Final Four appearance.
Against the Illini, the Spartans pulled away in the final 1:09 during a pivotal stretch that included two Durrell Summers dunks and three Raymar Morgan free throws.
After Goran Suton sat more than seven minutes with four fouls, he ended the afternoon with a pair of free throws in the game's final seconds.
Illinois never led in the contest but tied the score at 58 at the 7:20 mark with a Jeff Jordan steal of a Korie Lucious pass and layup.
Kalin Lucas led the Spartans with a team-high 18 points. Raymar Morgan added 14 and Delvon Roe finished with 10.
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