Last week, Xavier Tillman became Michigan State Basketball’s All-Time Leader in Blocked Shots and on Tuesday, in the Spartans’ big win against Penn State, he set a new career-high in scoring when he hit 23 points against the Nittany Lions. His previous career-high was 21 points.
Tillman shined in this game for MSU, leading the team in points with 23, rebounds with 15, and minutes with 38. He also had an impact on the game that you can’t exactly pinpoint on a box score. Tillman’s defensive impact was stellar in this one and Tillman really lived up to Izzo’s assertion that he is the best defender in the conference.
Tillman held Penn State star forward, Lamar Stevens to 0 made field goals until deep in the second half while he did his scoring damage on the other end. This was an exciting game that featured one of the biggest, and fastest comebacks I have ever seen in a Michigan State victory and it culminated in a major win for the Spartans, and Xavier Tillman was a giant part of that victory.
