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GROCE-O-METER

On Saturdays, we’ll gauge how close John Groce is to ending a two-year NCAA tournament drought: The extended break Illinois has had this week won’t happen again the rest of the season, with two games a week leading up to the regular-season finale on March 6 at Penn State. That last game may have significant value on whether Illinois plays on the first day of the Big Ten tournament. Win Saturday night at Northwestern and those fears get alleviated by just a little bit.

THE STANDINGS

TEAM BIG TEN ALL ACTIVE CAREER LEADING SCORER

Maryland 10-2 22-3 Four-year contributor Jake Layman has 1,277 points going into…