Indiana tips off a two-game roadtrip tomorrow evening when the Hoosiers travel to Assembly Hall for the first time since March of 2011 to take on Illinois. The Fighting Illini, once ranked No. 10 in the country, are just 2-7 in the Big Ten and have dropped three in a row.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN at 7:00 p.m.
An Illinois season that once had great promise and the virtual certainty of a NCAA Tournament bid is quickly deteriorating to the point that non-conference wins at Gonzaga and over Butler on a neutral floor in Maui might not be enough to keep the Fighting Illini from missing out come Selection Sunday.
First-year coach John Groce, who came to Champaign after leading Ohio University to the Sweet 16 last spring, quickly won over Illinois fans with an 12-0 mark out of the gate. But the bottom has fallen out since that surprising start and the Illini have dropped four in a row at home and 8 of 11 overall. The slate doesn’t get any easier this week either as No. 1 Indiana c...
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PLAYERS:
Brandon Paul,
Tracy Abrams,
D.J. Richardson,
Joseph Bertrand,
Nnanna Egwu,
Tyler Griffey,
Sam McLaurin
TEAMS: Illinois Fighting Illini, Ohio Bobcats, Indiana Hoosiers
TEAMS: Illinois Fighting Illini, Ohio Bobcats, Indiana Hoosiers
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IU-Illinois Gameday Preview: 3 Key Things to Watch
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February 06, 2013
On Thursday at 7:00 ET, the top-ranked Indiana Hoosiers (20-2, 8-1 B10) will visit the “other” Assembly Hall when they take on the Illinois Fighting Illini (15-8, 2-7 B10) on ESPN.
As always, Jerod, Ryan, Zach, and Andy will be here with another episode of The Assembly Call after the game.
IU-Illinois Gameday Info
Date: Thursday, February 7th
Time: 7:00 ET, 6:00 CT
TV: ESPN...
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