The Illini head to face one of their bitter rivals on Saturday as they take on the Iowa Hawkeyes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Iowa comes into the contest at 14-8 overall and 6-5 in the Big Ten Conference and winners of six of its last eight games.
Iowa is led by 6-foot-8 junior Kris Murray, and if that name sounds familiar it should — his twin brother Keegan was the fourth overall pick in last year’s NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings.
Kris is the Hawkeyes’ leading scorer at 20.6 points per game and is also averaging 8.