How To Watch Illinois-Michigan, Lineups, Injury Report, Betting Odds
Game time: 6 pm., CT
Where: State Farm Center, Champaign, Ill
TV: Peacock
Betting line: Illinois -16
VITALS: Illinois forward Marcus Domask is 28 points away from scoring 2,000 for his career. There are 17 active Div. I players who have reached the 2,000-point career milestone, including two in the Big Ten (Jahmir Young and Zach Edey). Illinois has won seven in a row over Michigan, including three straight in Champaign. The current seven-game streak is the Illini's longest since the series-record 11 straight wins from Feb. 9, 2000 through Jan. 14, 2006. Coleman Hawkins has scored in double figures in 13 of the last 15 games and is averaging 14.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.2 blocks and 2.1 steals.
PROJECTED STARTERS
FIGHTING ILLINI
G Ty Rodgers
G Terrence Shannon Jr
C Coleman Hawkins
F Marcus Domask
F Quincy Guerrier
WOLVERINES
F Olivier Nkamhoua
F Terrance Williams
C Tarris Reed
G Nimari Burnett
G Dug McDaniel
INJUY REPORT
FIGHTING ILLINI
Amani Hansberry: Questionable - Back
WOLVERINES
Jace Howard: Questionable - Undisclosed
Ian Burns: Questionable - undisclosed
Cooper Smith: Out - undisclosed
QUOTABLE
Illinois coach Brad Underwood on Saturday's loss to Michigan State: “It’s almost a flip of the game in Champaign when we got to the line and were aggressive. I think we’re one of the top teams in the country in terms of fewest fouls committed. Give them all the credit. They were obviously the aggressor. You’re a passive, soft team when you’re fouling, and, obviously, we fouled a lot (Saturday) so we were pretty passive.”
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