Michigan Helps MSU, Finally

Well Michigan pulled off the upset over Purdue tonight beating them 87-78.  This gives Michigan State a two game lead on both Purdue and Illinois.  A victory by Michigan State over Illinois would give MSU a stranglehold over the conference.  If MSU defeats Illinois they would only need to beat lowly Indiana to clinch the title. 

The finale against Purdue could just become a beauty contest.  Don't you feel a whole lot better today than you did on February 17th when Michigan State lost to Purdue?

Anyway, beating Illinois is still a tall order.  Michigan State struggled with them at home.  You have to believe some of the pressure is off with this two game lead although that could be a bad thing. 

What do you think are the keys to beating the Illini?  Would you love to see the drama taken out of the Purdue game?  Are Michigan State fans obsessing too much about winning the Big Ten title (guilty as charged)?  Or is the real prize getting to Detroit?  Does the Michigan victory get them back into the NCAA tournament which will start a chain of events that the leads to the resurrection of their fallen basketball dynasty and a long slow decline of Michigan State's basketball program?  Okay that last question was just plain crazy, ignore it.