WATCH: MSU celebrates, dances in locker room following win over Illinois

Even a walking boot couldn’t keep Divine Ugochukwu from dancing in the Spartans’ locker room following Saturday’s win over Illinois.

When you beat a top five team in the country, there’s going to be dancing in the locker room. That was the case for the Spartans on Saturday night.

Michigan State rallied in the second half to beat No. 5 Illinois in overtime in a thrilling game on Saturday. The Spartans trailed most of the game, but took the lead late and eventually pulled away in overtime for the notable victory.

Following the game, there was plenty of celebrating from the fans and alumni that support the Spartans. And it also was occurring within the Michigan State locker room with the players.

In the video posted below on Coen Carr’s instagram, you can see a number of players dancing in the locker room — including recently injured Ugochukwu dancing in his new walking boot. Check out the video below:

It had been a long week for the Spartans, who came into this matchup on a two-game losing streak with defeats to rival Michigan and lousy Minnesota. So it’s nice to see the players celebrate and rewarded with the marquee victory.

Michigan State will look to keep the dancing going next week in a tough road test at Wisconsin on Friday. That’ll be the Spartans’ next game, with tipoff scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on Friday.

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