How to Watch Indiana Basketball Against Illinois Saturday
Jan 26, 2024 12:00 AM
Indiana continues the 2023-24 season on Saturday against the Illinois Fighting Illini at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. Here's how to watch, game time and TV information, the point spread and over/under, the coaching matchup, series history, predicted score, stats, rankings and more.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – No. 10 Illinois hosts Indiana on Saturday in an important conference matchups for both sides.
Following a 96-91 overtime loss at Northwestern on Wednesday, the Illini are looking to keep pace with Purdue, Wisconsin and Northwestern in the Big Ten title race. On the other side, Indiana, losers of three of its last four games, must start picking up quality wins to build an NCAA Tournament resume.
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How to watch Indiana vs. Illinois
- Who: Indiana Hoosiers (12-7, 4-4, t-6th in Big Ten, ) vs. No. 10 Illinois Fighting Illini (14-5, 5-3, t-3rd in Big Ten)
- What: Big Ten matchup
- When: 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 27
- Where: State Farm Center (15,544) in Champaign, Ill.
- TV: FOX
- Announcers: Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Robbie Hummel (analyst)
- Live stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)
- Radio:IU Radio Network (Bloomington - 105.1 WHCC-FM, Indianapolis: 107.5 WFNI-FM or 1070 WFNI-AM, or see media guide for other radio affiliates)
- Radio announcers: Don Fischer (play-by-play), Errek Suhr (color), John Herrick (pregame, halftime, postgame)
- Point spread: Illinois is a 12.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 153.5 points as of Friday afternoon.
- Recent results: Indiana lost 87-66 at home to No. 2 Purdue on Jan. 16, then lost 91-79 at Wisconsin on Jan. 19. Illinois won 86-63 at home against Rutgers on Sunday, then lost 96-91 in overtime at Northwestern on Wednesday.
- Home, road, neutral trends: Indiana is 9-2 at home, 1-3 on the road and 2-2 at neutral sites. Illinois is 10-2 at home, 2-3 on the road and 2-0 at neutral sites.
- Last season: Indiana went 23-12 overall and finished tied for second in the Big Ten with a 12-8 conference record. The Hoosiers earned a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament and lost to No. 5 seed Miami in the Round of 32. Illinois went 20-13 overall and finished tied for fifth in the Big Ten with an 11-9 conference record. The Illini earned a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament and lost 73-63 to No. 8 seed Arkansas in the Round of 64.
- Last meeting: No. 14 Indiana defeated Illinois 71-68 on Feb. 18, 2023 at Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Illinois led by three points at halftime, but Trayce Jackson-Davis powered Indiana with 26 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks, three assists and two steals. Three other Hoosiers – Jalen Hood-Schifino, Race Thompson and Miller Kopp – scored in double figures. Matthew Mayer led Illinois with 24 points, but the Illini shot just 39.3% from the field.
- Series history: Indiana leads the all-time series, 96-91. Mike Woodson is 3-1 against Illinois, including a three-game win streak, and Brad Underwood has a 5-6 record against Indiana. The Hoosiers are 12-8 in the last 20 matchups overall, but just 6-14 in the last 20 games in Champaign. The largest margin of victory in this series was a 107-67 Indiana victory in 1974.
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- Indiana Hoosiers
- Illinois Fighting Illini
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