Illinois is slotted as the No. 9 seed and they will be taking on the No. 8 seed Michigan Wolverines. Having this tough of a second round opponent is expected but it seems like everything is on the line for the Illini. They have to win this game and likely the next against No. 1 Purdue to potentially get into the NCAA tournament.
The game against Michigan won’t be easy, though. Michigan is a team that has some talented players that have experience in postseason play. They have been in this situation before and they want to improve their seeding in the NCAA tournament that they have pretty much locked up.