The game of the day sees the Illinois Fighting Illini travel to New York to face the undefeated Texas Longhorns in the Jimmy V Classic, in a battle of two teams who intend to make some serious noise in March. Heading into this matchup, let's take a look at what each team has shown thus far and what it could mean, both tonight and as we progress through the 2022-23 men's college basketball season.
Illinois rattled off 47 regular wins over the past two seasons, but with only a pair of tournament wins over that stretch it's hard to call either season a success.