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."

Coleman Hawkins Goes For 30 Points In Illinois' Comeback Against Iowa

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