How to Watch Indiana Basketball Against Illinois on Thursday
Jan 18, 2023 12:00 AM
Indiana basketball (11-6, 2-4) battles the Illinois Fighting Illini (13-5, 4-3) on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. Here's how to watch, with game time and TV information, three leading storylines, the latest on the point spread, the coaching matchup, series history and more.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Indiana hits the road to face one of the Big Ten's hottest teams in recent weeks. Illinois is riding a four-game win streak, each by nine or more points, with victories over Wisconsin, Nebraska, Michigan State and Minnesota.
Indiana snapped its three-game losing streak by suffocating the Wisconsin offense in a 63-45 win at Assembly Hall. But to keep this momentum going, Indiana will have to win away from home, something the Hoosiers haven't done since Nov. 20.
"You've got to put a 40-minute ballgame together," Indiana coach Mike Woodson said. "You know, you can't play in spurts on the road ... You've got to defend and rebound the basketball and not turn it over."
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How to watch Indiana Hoosiers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
- Who: Indiana Hoosiers (11-6, 2-4) at Illinois Fighting Illini (13-5, 4-3)
- What: Indiana's first game at Illinois since Dec. 26, 2020
- When: 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 19
- Where: State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill.
- TV: Fox Sports 1
- Announcers: Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Stephen Bardo (analyst)
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)
- Radio: IU Radio Network (Bloomington: 105.1 WHCC-FM, Indianapolis: 107.5 WFNI-FM)
- Radio Announcers: Don Fischer (play-by-play), Errek Suhr (color), John Herrick (pregame, halftime, postgame)
- Point spread: Illinois is a 6.5-point favorite against Indiana, and the over/under is set at 144 as of Thursday afternoon, according to the SI Sportsbook.
- Associated Press poll: Indiana outside the top 25 for the second consecutive week after appearing in the first nine polls. Illinois was ranked in the first seven polls, but has been unranked the last four weeks.
- KenPom rankings: Indiana is No. 29 overall in the KenPom rankings as of Wednesday afternoon. The Hoosiers are No. 45 in adjusted defensive efficiency and No. 34 in adjusted offensive efficiency. Illinois is ranked No. 21 overall, No. 26 in adjusted defensive efficiency and No. 39 in adjusted offensive efficiency.
- Season projections: As of Wednesday, Indiana has the 11th-best odds to win the Big Ten regular season title at plus-7500. Indiana is plus-2600 to reach the Final Four and plus-10000 to win the National Championship, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
- Last three games: Indiana defeated Wisconsin 63-45 on Saturday, lost 85-66 at Penn State on Wednesday and lost 84-83 at home to Northwestern on Jan. 8. Illinois won 78-60 at Minnesota on Monday, beat Michigan State 75-66 on Friday and won at Nebraska 76-50 on Jan. 10.
- Last season's records: Indiana went 21-14 overall, 9-11 in Big Ten play, 14-4 at home, 3-8 on the road and 4-2 at neutral sites in 2021-22. The Hoosiers finished ninth in the Big Ten, defeated Wyoming in the NCAA Tournament First Four and lost to Saint Mary's in the Round of 64. Illinois went 23-10 overall, 15-5 in Big Ten play, 13-3 at home, 7-4 on the road and 3-3 at neutral sites in 2021-22. Illinois won a share of the Big Ten regular season title, but lost as a No. 4 seed to No. 5 seed Houston 68-53 in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32.
- Series history: Indiana leads the all-time series 94-91. The Hoosiers and Illini have split the last 10 matchups. Indiana coach Mike Woodson scored a career-high 48 points in a 72-60 win at Illinois on March 3, 1979.
- Last meeting: Indiana snapped a four-game losing streak against Illinois with a 65-63 win over the Illini in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on March 11, 2022. This win turned out to be Indiana's ticket to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016. Trayce Jackson-Davis led the Hoosiers with 21 points and seven rebounds, and Xavier Johnson added 13 points and six assists. Illinois' Kofi Cockburn scored 23 points and 10 rebounds and Coleman Hawkins added 18 points. Jackson-Davis put the Hoosiers on top with a pair of clutch free throws at the 26-second mark, and Indiana's defense held strong in the final moments.
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