Illini fans have waited for more than a decade to watch big-time college basketball. Wednesday night, it will finally happen.
No. 5 Illinois and No. 2 Baylor will meet in Indianapolis on Wednesday to face off in the annual Jimmy V Classic. For Illinois, this will be the first real test in what is expected to be its best season since 2005.
Baylor is coming off its best season in school history, finishing 26-4 overall and 15-3 in the Big 12, and the Bears would have likely been a No. 1 seed had the NCAA Tournament been played.