The Illinois Fighting Illini embark on their first road trip of the season, visiting the Marquette Golden Eagles Monday night in the Gavitt Tipoff Games. This event wasn’t held last year due to the pandemic, and Illinois hasn’t competed since 2018, an 88-80 home loss to the Georgetown Hoyas.
The Illini are 1-2 all-time in the Gavitt Games and head to Milwaukee for their first meeting with Marquette since 1993.
This will also be the final game of Kofi Cockburn’s season-opening suspension. Austin Hutcherson’s status is still to be determined while he recovers from a bruised tailbone.