How To Watch Illinois-Minnesota, Lineups, Injury Report, Betting Lines
Game time: 7 pm., CT
Where: State Farm Center, Champaign
TV: Big Ten Network
Betting line: Illinois -11.5
VITALS: The Illini have won seven of eight in the series, including six straight. The Gophers are coming off a 73-55 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Guard Terrence Shannon was recently named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-American Award Watch List. He averages a team-high 21.6, which ranks second in the Big Ten. Forward Coleman Hawkins is coming off a career-high, 30-point performance in Saturday's victory against Iowa. Minnesota is coming off a 73-55 loss against Nebraska. The points were a season-low for Minnesota after shooting 31 percent. At 8-8 in the Big Ten, the Gophers are trying to finish above .500 in the conference for the first time since 2016-17.
PROJECTED STARTERS
FIGHTING ILLINI
G Ty Rodgers
G Terrence Shannon Jr
C Coleman Hawkins
F Marcus Domask
F Quincy Guerrier
GOLPHERS
F Dawson Garcia
F Cam Christie
C Pharrel Payne
G Mike Mitchell
G Elijah Hawkins
INJUY REPORT
FIGHTING ILLINI
Max Williams: Questionable - Undisclosed
GOPHERS
None
QUOTABLE
Illinois coach Brad Underwood on Coleman Hawkins' big game Saturday against Iowa: "I'm really happy with him. I love his response. A year or two ago, I'm not sure that would have been the response. But he practiced great. And it's just a correlation that happens when the mind is right and the mental approach is right. It was not at Penn State. Quite simply, not. He knows that."
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