The ILLINI had a bad shooting night, and going against Breslin fans/Izzo/refs and most importantly Fears who is indeed a dirty player.....well just too much to overcome. The stats speak to a even game #5-#10, however some calls (non calls) are weighted differently than others.
Come March....ANY coach going against MSU better be in the refs ears prior to a game calling on refs to watch his play. 1 time maybe accident, multiple obvious ones is a trend of dirty plays.
MSU scoring defense, and adjsuted are Top 5 in both....at home, missing shots, too much......move on!