The Spartans picked up a hugely important win on the road in a tough environment against Illinois this weekend, only to have to turn around and start prepping for a massive game against Purdue on Tuesday night.

Illinois’ late scoring drought and a Terrence Shannon Jr. banner mishap ruin a festive night in Champaign as Michigan State coach Tom Izzo earns the Big Ten wins record.

Tom Izzo got his record, and Michigan State basketball recaptured its mojo. And picked up a monumental and memorable comeback win Saturday night at Illinois. The 11th-ranked Spartans rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit and knocked out the Illini with a sizzling 15-0 run over the final 6:58 to pull out an impressive and important 79-65 victory at State Farm Arena.