On Tuesday, Illinois will face another tough foe in Michigan State in a heavyweight Big Ten battle in Champaign.
The Spartans are riding high after a victory in Madison against the Badgers, giving them sole possession of first place in conference, while Illinois is coming off two straight conference defeats in a barn-burner double overtime affair against Purdue and a hapless, deflating road loss to Maryland without All-American big man Kofi Cockburn.
With Cockburn and Andre Curbelo’s availabilities up in the air, the Illini will have their hands full with a deep and talented Spartan team.
This Season So Far
The Spartans once again have found themselves atop the conference standings, and they’ve been doing it differently from the typical physical, tough interior game that most Izzo teams possess.