Having the Big Ten regular season championship in hand makes the Big Ten Tournament so much less stressful. The Illini shouldn’t have any trouble handling Michigan in the quarterfinals and Rutgers in the semifinals, but I do see Illinois losing to Purdue in the finals. Zach Edey seems to be Kofi Cockburn’s kryptonite, and I just can’t see the Illini beating the Boilermakers on a neutral court. Regardless, getting two more conference wins in the BTT would be massive from a seeding standpoint, and would likely put Illinois squarely in line for a 3-seed or better in the NCAA Tournament.
TCR Staff Predictions: 2022 Big Ten Tournament
