Welcome to “This Week in Illini Athletics,” a weekly review of the past week of Illini sports and a preview of the week to come.
MEN’S BASKETBALL (15-5 Overall, 8-2 Big Ten)
Last Week: Despite missing Andre Curbelo for both games and Kofi Cockburn for one, #24 Illinois basketball got back on track this week, defeating #10 Michigan State on Tuesday in front of a sold out State Farm Center and extending its winning streak over Northwestern in Evanston on Saturday. Without their top two players in Cockburn and Curbelo, the Illini got MSU into a defensive slugfest, and they ultimately came out on top 56-55.