BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Everybody in college basketball is keenly aware of when the calendar flips to March.
The stakes just feel a bit higher. The final week of the regular season rolls around, and the excitement of the conference tournament and possibly the NCAA Tournament cranks up the intensity just a few more notches.
Indiana certainly turned up its intensity during its road trip to Illinois. The Hoosiers have struggled away from Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall during the 2019-20 season, picking up just two victories along the way, but ever since a loss at Michigan Feb.