Indiana fought hard and built a first half lead even with its star, Trayce Jackson-Davis on the bench with foul trouble. Assembly Hall was rocking, Michael Durr was frustrating another highly-acclaimed big, and it looked like Indiana was setting itself up for another finish like the Purdue game. Things got ugly in the second half though; Illinois began to look the part of a regular season Big Ten title contender while the Indiana offense regressed to pre-Woodson style struggles. In the end, the Illini pulled away to beat Indiana 74-57.

Here’s Three Things:

Illinois is Good

After building a gutsy first half lead with some more surprisingly good minutes from Durr, it’s hard to fault Mike Woodson for trying to lean on Trayce Jackson-Davis a bit there in the second half.