EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Ayo Dosunmu had 18 points and 8 rebounds and Alan Griffin had 17 points and 9 rebounds but the Fighting Illini fell at No. 14/16 Michigan State Thursday night at Breslin Center.
Cassius Winston had 21 points and Xavier Tillman scored 19 to lead the Spartans (11-3, 3-0 Big Ten).
Michigan State led the entire game, but had just a six-point edge at halftime. The Spartans pulled away early in the second half with a 15-3 run.
The Fighting Illini (9-4, 1-2) lost a lopsided game in Big Ten play for the first time this season. They had a one-point loss at then-No. 3 Maryland and beat then-No. 5 Michigan last month.
Illinois' Ayo Dosunmu scored 13 of his 18 points in the first half and Alan Griffin finished with 17 points.
Michigan State led Illinois 36-30 after a feisty, foul-filled first half.
Both teams had a key player, Winston (MSU) and Kofi Cockburn (ILL), limited by foul trouble and combined to have seven players called for two fouls in the opening 20 minutes.
Illinois coach Brad Underwood was called for a technical for arguing with officials in the first half. He nearly was called a second technical after Trent Frazier was whistled for a block when he appeared to draw a charge on Kyle Ahrens' 35-foot heave just before the half.
UP NEXT
Illinois returns home to host Purdue Sunday night at State Farm Center (7 p.m. CT on FS1).
ILLINOIS GAME NOTES
• Michigan State now leads the all-time series over Illinois, 62-60, and is 8-7 in over the last 15 meetings.
• Sophomore Alan Griffin (17 points) scored in double-figures for the second straight game and the 5th time this season. His 9 rebounds were a career-high (previous high was 6, three times).
• Sophomore Ayo Dosunmu (18 points) reached double-figures for the fifth straight game and the 11th time this season.
