FINAL SCORE
Michigan State Spartans at Illinois Fighting Illini game details
Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 2:30 PM ET
Gies Memorial Stadium · Attendance 52,660
Put the final score in perspective.
Illinois finished 22 points ahead. The teams combined for 54 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Michigan State 9, Illinois 21. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Illinois outscored its opponent in 3 and Michigan State in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Michigan State | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
 Illinois | 14 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 18 | 18 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 2-15 | 8-15 |
| 4th down efficiency | 4-6 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 343 | 369 |
| Passing | 256 | 231 |
| Comp/Att | 23/40 | 19/32 |
| Yards per pass | 6.4 | 7.2 |
| Rushing | 87 | 138 |
| Rushing Attempts | 28 | 31 |
| Yards per rush | 3.1 | 4.5 |
| Penalties | 7-73 | 3-20 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 28:32 | 31:28 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Michigan State Spartans
passing
| Aidan Chiles | 23/40 | 256 | 6.4 | 2 | 0 | 72.9 |
rushing
| Aidan Chiles | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 0 | 19 |
| Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Nathan Carter | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 8 |
| Montorie Foster Jr. | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Montorie Foster Jr. | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 29 |
| Aziah Johnson | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 1 | 52 |
| Nick Marsh | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 24 |
| Nathan Carter | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 1 | 8 |
| Jaron Glover | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jack Velling | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Brennan Parachek | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Darius Snow | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Haladay | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Turner | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Thompson | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Woods | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Thompson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khris Bogle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Quindarius Dunnigan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelo Grose | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikai Martinez | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D'Quan Douse | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maverick Hansen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Pretzlaff | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Jones Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Kim | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ade Willie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Eckley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Denson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Carson-Wentz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alante Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex VanSumeren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Coley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brennan Parachek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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puntReturns
| Montorie Foster Jr. | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
kicking
| Jonathan Kim | 1/1 | 100.0 | 38 | 1/2 | 4 |
punting
| Ryan Eckley | 6 | 272 | 45.3 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Illinois Fighting Illini
passing
| Luke Altmyer | 19/32 | 231 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 62.7 |
rushing
| Josh McCray | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 3 | 30 |
| Aidan Laughery | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Luke Altmyer | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Pat Bryant | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 1 | 57 |
| Zakhari Franklin | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 1 | 15 |
| Tanner Arkin | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Alexander Capka-Jones | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Hank Beatty | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Josh McCray | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Collin Dixon | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
fumbles
| Luke Altmyer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Mac Resetich | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Bryant | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Jacas | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Xavier Scott | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Coleman-Lyles | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Bailey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Kreutz | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juice Clarke | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenenna Odeluga | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Meed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrie Cox Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Hood | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gentle Hunt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jojo Hayden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TeRah Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Miles Scott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bray | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaleb Patterson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Bufkin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Heckel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Kenari Wilcher | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Hank Beatty | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 25 | 0 |
kicking
| David Olano | 1/1 | 100.0 | 37 | 5/5 | 8 |
punting
| Fabrizio Pinton | 4 | 189 | 47.3 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| Hugh Robertson | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 9:52 | Pat Bryant 57 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 7:53 | Aziah Johnson 52 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim PAT failed) | 6 – 7 |
| 1 | 1:06 | Josh McCray 11 Yd Run (David Olano Kick) | 6 – 14 |
| 2 | 2:01 | Zakhari Franklin 4 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano Kick) | 6 – 21 |
| 2 | 1:02 | Jonathan Kim 38 Yd Field Goal | 9 – 21 |
| 3 | 9:35 | Nate Carter 5 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim Kick) | 16 – 21 |
| 3 | 5:45 | David Olano 37 Yd Field Goal | 16 – 24 |
| 4 | 7:30 | Josh McCray 1 Yd Run (David Olano Kick) | 16 – 31 |
| 4 | 1:56 | Josh McCray 1 Yd Run (David Olano Kick) | 16 – 38 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 9:21 PM UTCData methodology