Where: The RAC
Tip-off: Saturday, March 4th at 12:00 p.m. ET
TV: ESPNU - Clay Matvick and Sean Harrington
Radio: WCTC 1450 AM & WOR 710 AM - Jerry Recco & Joe Boylan; WRSU 88.7 FM
KenPom Rankings: Rutgers #136; Illinois #66
KenPom Prediction: Illinois 65 Rutgers 63; Rutgers is given a 41% chance of winning.
Series History: Illinois leads 4-0 all-time in the series, including a 110-101 win in triple overtime at the RAC last season.
Three weeks ago, the Illini sat alone in 13th place at 4-9 in conference play and calls for head coach John Groce’s job were picking up steam.