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B1G WBB Week 8: Early upsets and the Illinois Fighting Illini are on the rise

Teams in the Big Ten have only played between two and four conference games, but there are already stories emerging throughout the standings. In week eight, a surprise team threw their name into conversation and two favorites slipped.

It starts in East Lansing, Michigan.

Spartans Shock Hoosiers

The Indiana Hoosiers’ re-entered Big Ten play on Thursday, Dec. 29 with a trip north to face the Michigan State Spartans. With point guard and team leader Grace Berger still out due to injury, the Spartans capitalized.

Sparty accomplished their 11th win over a top-5 team by taking advantage of a usually disciplined Hoosier team’s mistakes.