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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana won't win the Big Ten title or move into the conference lead by beating Big Ten leader Illinois.
But the Hoosiers, winners of six of their last eight games, including victories over top-15 Ohio State and Purdue, can position themselves to do both on Saturday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
They are 16-5 overall, 7-4 in the Big Ten. The No. 18 Illini are 16-5 and 9-2.
The key to a Cream 'n Crimson victory starts with dealing with 7-foot center Kofi Cockburn, who just made the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar top-10 list for the nation's best center.