PLAYERS:
Meyers Leonard,
D.J. Richardson,
Joseph Bertrand,
Tracy Abrams,
Sam Maniscalco,
Myke Henry,
Nnanna Egwu,
Jordan Morgan,
Zack Novak,
Stu Douglass
TEAMS: Penn State Nittany Lions, Illinois Fighting Illini, Ohio State Buckeyes, Michigan Wolverines
TEAMS: Penn State Nittany Lions, Illinois Fighting Illini, Ohio State Buckeyes, Michigan Wolverines
Basics
Who: Illinois (16-8, 5-6 B10) at No. 25 Michigan (18-7, 8-4 B10)
Where: Crisler Center (Ann Arbor, MI)
When: 1:00 p.m. ET, Sunday, February 12th, 2012
TV: CBS / Live Stream
Radio: MGoBlue, 950AM, 1050AM, Sirius 91, XM 91
More: Beilein Video / Burke & Novak Video / Gasaway Q&A / Inside the Play
Michigan hosts Illinois in its fourth nationally televised Sunday home game in as many weekends. The Wolverines look to string consecutive wins together for the first time in a month while the Illini look to right the ship after losing five of their last six games. Bruce Weber’s squad is fighting for an NCAA tournament berth while entrenched in a difficult stretch of schedule while Michigan is focused on remaining within striking distance of the Big Ten race. It’s the first meeting between these two teams and Illinois is the only Big Ten team that Michigan has yet to face this season.
First and foremost, the Illini are offensively challenged. There’s not...
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Team
W
L
Tempo
PPP
Opp. PPP
Eff. Margin
Ohio State
9
3
66.2
1.10
0.88
0.22
Michigan State
9
3
62.9
1.09
0.91
0.18
Wisconsin
8
4
57.5
1.02
0.96
0.06
Michigan
9
4
59.1
1.05
1.00
0.05
Indiana
7
6
65.6
1.11
1.09
0.02
Minnesota
5
7
63.4
1.02
1.02
0.00
Purdue
6
6
63.9
1.08
1.11
-0.03
Illinois
5
7
62.6
0.99
1.03
-0.04
Northwestern
5
7
61.8
1.08
1.13
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Iowa
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7
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WHAT
Illinois at Michigan
WHERE
Crisler ArenaCenter, Ann Arbor, MI
WHEN
1 PM Eastern, Sunday
LINE
M –5 (Kenpom)
TV
CBS
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