It was two years ago that guard Tyler Kolek entered his name into Marquette men’s basketball lore with the steal and score and-one layup to beat the then-No. 10 Illinois Fighting Illini 67-66 Nov. 10, 2021.
During the Gavitt Games’ farewell tour, No. 4 Marquette meets No. 23 Illinois again, this time at the State Farm Center in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Tuesday night.
Here is a look at the Top 25 matchup:
What to know about the Illini
Like Marquette, Illinois enters Tuesday’s game 2-0 with wins over Eastern Illinois and Oakland.
Illinois has reached the last three NCAA Tournaments, most recently losing 73-63 to No.