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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Riding a four-game winning streak heading into Big Ten play, the University of Michigan men's basketball team (10-3) heads to Champaign, Illinois, to face Illinois (8-5) in the conference opener Wednesday (Dec. 30) at the renovated State Farm Center. ESPN2 will broadcast the game with a 2:05 p.m. CST tipoff.
THE HEAD COACH MATCHUP
• Michigan: John Beilein (176-113; ninth season at U-M | 727-341 in 38th season)
• Illinois: John Groce (70-47; fourth season at Illinois | 150-99 in eighth season)
A LITTLE ABOUT ILLINOIS
• After winning five straight games, Illinois finished the non-conference with an 8-5 record
• Illinois is led by Malcolm Hill (18.