the refs made a few calls to keep Illinois from breaking it open
They also could have called many others that would have given MSU bigger leads at different times...reality check, the ILLINI busted their asses in the 2nd half to make up for not showing up in the 1st half with the right mindset. ILLINI at fault at home, not the refs, that said, overall I don't think it was officiated very well at all on either side truthfully.