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No. 20 Spartans beat Illinois 74-66 (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Michigan State won the Big Ten regular season championship Sunday, holding off a late charge by No. 20 Illinois for a 74-66 victory. Kalin Lucas led the Spartans (23-5, 13-3) with 18 points. Raymar Morgan added 14 points and Delvon Roe had 10. Jeff Jordan's layup tied it at 58 for Illinois (23-7, 11-6) with just over seven minutes to play, but Michigan State regained the lead and won coach Tom Izzo...