Illinois at Indiana: 2021-22 college basketball game preview, TV schedule
Indiana looks to make their push for a higher seed in the NCAA tournament, while Illinois is looking to continue their fight for the Big Ten regular-season title.
Schedule: Saturday, January 5, 2022, on ESPN at 12:00 P.M
Location: Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana
Indiana goes into this game with a record of 16-5. Their five losses have come against Penn State, Wisconsin, Syracuse, Michigan, and Iowa. Their best win of the season has come against Purdue. Indiana was not ranked in this week’s AP Poll, but the Hoosiers received 22 votes in the Poll.
Offensively, the Hoosiers are led by Trayce Jackson Davis. Davis is averaging 18 points per game on 60 percent shooting. Additionally, the pre-season All-American is leading Indiana in rebounding per game. Davis is averaging 8 rebounds per game.
Indiana has one of the better defenses in the country. The Hoosiers allow 63 points per game. That is good for 29th in the nation. Additionally, opposing teams shot 37 percent against Indiana. That is good for 6th in the country.
Illinois goes into this game with a record of 16-5. Their five losses have come against Purdue, Cincinnati, Marquette, Maryland, and Arizona. Their best win of the season has come against Michigan State. The Fighting Illini are ranked 18th in the AP Poll.
The Fighting Illini is led by Kofi Cockburn. Cockburn is averaging 21 points per game on 58 percent shooting. Additionally, Cockburn is averaging a team-high 11 rebounds per game. In Cockburn’s most recent game, the star scored 37 points and 12 rebounds. Kofi is making a case for national player of the year with his play this year.
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Illinois will get the win behind Kofi Cockburn. Trayce Jackson Davis will try to stop him but will have no success. Cockburn will continue to make his case for National Player of the Year with this performance.
Prediction: Illinois 70, Indiana 65