OPENING TIP
Indiana University is in its 119th season of competition in men's basketball. The Hoosiers are ranked 21st in the AP Poll and 22nd in the coaches poll IU is in the midst of a six-game winning streak after defeating Jacksonville, 94-64. The Hoosiers went 2-0 in December in Big Ten play defeating Northwestern and Penn State. Illinois fell to Nebraska and Ohio State in their first two B1G games.
| Indiana (11-2, 2-0 Big Ten) vs. Illinois (4-9, 0-2 Big Ten) | |
| Date | Jan. |