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A lot needs to happen for Illini to earn first Big Ten victory.

It's now or never this season for Illinois Basketball.

Either the Illini make some noise in the Big Ten schedule in the new year, or they finish with it's worst season since Gene Bartow in the 1974-75 season.

If Illinois continues to play as sloppily as it has in the non-conference, it might finish with fewer wins than ever before.

Here's what needs to happen for Illinois to upset Indiana in Bloomington on Thursday.

Tighten up defensively.

Indiana has a few major weapons offensively that can cause all kinds of problems for the Illini.