Underwood's contract finalized; $15,000 for beating Indiana, Missouri

Beat Indiana tonight and Brad Underwood will be $15,000 richer.

A unique clause in the "incentive compensation" section of the first-year Illini basketball coach's finalized contract, signed earlier this month and released Tuesday, calls for a $15,000 bump for any win over rivals Indiana or Missouri (up to $45,000 in any one season).

Illinois has done both already the past two months under Underwood, whose total compensation — pre-incentives — this season is $2.75 million.

Other terms of the deal:

— Just like the contract predecessor John Groce signed with then-athletic director Mike Thomas, the deal Underwood struck with Josh Whitman calls for bonuses of $125,000 for a Big Ten regular-season…