ILLINOIS vs.

INDIANA
1 p.m., Assembly Hall, Champaign
ESPN2, WIRL-AM (1290)

ILLINOIS (13-8, 5-3) PPG RPG

ILLINI HOOSIERS
KEY F Mike Davis Jr. 6-9 10.9 9.2 KEY
F Bill Cole Jr. 6-9 3.8 3.1
Get off Stay out
C Mike Tisdale Jr. 7-1 11.8 6.0
to another of foul
G D.J. Richardson Fr. 6-3 11.2 2.8
fast start, trouble if
G Demetri McCamey Jr. 6-3 14.9 3.1
no matter they plan
who is in INDIANA (9-10, 3-4) PPG RPG to play tough
starting inside, like
lineup F Tom Pritchard S0. 6-9 4.6 4.1 they did in
F Christian Watford Fr. 6-8 12.7 6.0 first meeting
G Jeremiah Rivers Jr. 6-5 6.4 5.2 earlier this
G Verdell Jones III So. 6-5 13.5 3.9 month
G Jordan Hulls Fr. 6-1 5.4 2.1
NOTEWORTHY: Indiana leads the series 82-81 after Illinois won the last three
meetings between the two teams. Bruce Weber is 9-4 against Indiana during his
tenure as Illini coach. The Illini rallied from a 15-point deficit in the second half in
a 66-60 win at Indiana on Jan. 9. … McCamey needs nine points to become the
42 player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark. He’s been on the floor
for 93.3 percent of the minutes in the last six games. … Jones is averaging 16.3
points in Big Ten games. Indiana sophomore Matt Roth, who broke a bone in his
foot in late November, is out of the walking boot and limited to shooting drills. He’s
expected to take a medical redshirt. ... Illini favored by 121⁄2.
QUOTABLE: “I would have never thought Billy (Cole) would be a captain going into
the season. He emerged and did what’s asked. He played hard. He earned the
respect not only of the coaches but also the players.’’ — Illinois coach Bruce Weber.
PREDICTION: Illinois 74, Indiana 60.