See Xavier Tillman dunk in final seconds to give MSU win at Illinois basketball

With Michigan State men's basketball team trailing Illinois by one point, MSU guard Cassius Winston drove for a layup, and he missed.

Xavier Tillman was there for the offensive rebound, and he dunked it with 6.6 seconds remaining.

It gave Michigan State a 70-69 lead.

Illinois guard Ayo Dosunmu tried to counter, but he slipped on the court and didn't get a shot off. MSU held on for the 70-69 win.

Tillman finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Rocket Watts led MSU with 21 points.

Dosunmu had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Illini.

The Michigan State men's basketball team traveled to the Illinois Fighting Illini for a Big Ten Conference contest on Tuesday, Feb. 11, in Champaign, Illinois.

No. 25 MSU improved to 17-8 overall and 9-5 in the Big Ten. The No. 23 Fighting Illini went to 16-8 overall and 8-5 in the Big Ten.

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Brad Underwood is the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball head coach. Tom Izzo is the Michigan State men's basketball head coach.

Erik Hall is the lead digital producer for sports with the USA Today Network. You can find him on Twitter @HallErik.