Northwestern at Illinois, 2 p.m. (BTN Plus, WDWS 1400-AM)
CHAMPAIGN — Officially, the Illinois women's basketball team has yet to reach the second half of the Big Ten season. That will come after today's 2 p.m. game against Northwestern at State Farm Center, as the Illini (9-10, 1-7 Big Ten) will have played nine of 18 conference games.
Unofficially, however, Illinois, in some ways, reaches the second round of its conference slate today, as the Wildcats (12-7, 5-3) will be the first Big Ten opponent that the Illini will face for a second time this season.