When: Wednesday, January 11th | 8:00pm CST
Where: State Farm Center | Champaign, IL
KenPom: Illinois (72nd) vs Michigan (39th)
Television: BTN (streaming available online or in BTN2Go app)
The Fighting Illini are coming off an embarrassing road defeat to the Indiana Hoosiers. After getting down right out of the gate 14-0, Illinois was never able to climb out of the hole they dug themselves and ultimately ended up dropping the contest 96-80. Malcolm Hill had another strong game with 21 points and 4 rebounds, but, as we’ve mentioned numerous times before, Illinois needs to be more than “give Malcolm the ball and see what happens.