The No. 8 Michigan State Spartans (16-2, 7-0) are making a case for one of the top teams in college basketball this season ... the No. 19 Illinois Fighting Illini (13-5, 5-3) on Sunday afternoon ...

Neither is playing their best basketball, though ... championship games a college hoops fan could ever witness, the Illini and Spartans play to a bruising standoff on the boards, but Boswell ...