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Xavier Tillman sets new Michigan State blocks record

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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There’s a new all-time blocks leader in East Lansing.

On Tuesday night, Xavier Tillman collected his 147th career block at Michigan State, while helping the Spartans get a 78-70 victory over Iowa. He passed Matt Costello to take the top spot in program history.

The block came against Iowa star big man Luka Garza, who many believe is a strong candidate to win the National Player of the Year award. Tillman is now No. 40 in all-time B1G history, as well.

https://twitter.com/msu_basketball/status/1232497596238680065?s=21

Tillman finished the game with six points, six rebounds and an assist in the victory. It was a huge win for the Spartans, which have kept their hopes of another B1G regular season title alive. At 11-6 in conference play, they’re 1.5 games behind Maryland for the top spot.

Michigan State is 19-9 on the season.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB