Game Thread: Indiana @ Illinois
Opponent: Illinois
Date: Thursday, February 7, 2008 | 9:00 p.m. EST
Arena: Assembly Hall (16,618) – Champaign, Illinois
Line: Indiana by 2
All-time series: Indiana leads 82-77
Previous meeting: Indiana won 62-58 in Bloomington on January 13
TV: ESPN (Rece Davis, Jay Bilas and Pat Forde)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Todd Leary and Joe Smith)
Probable Starters:
- Indiana (18-3, 7-1 Big Ten): Armon Bassett, Eric Gordon, Jamarcus Ellis, Lance Stemler, D.J. White
- Illinois (10-13, 2-8 Big Ten): Chester Frazier, Trent Meacham, Rodney Alexander, Brian Randle and Shaun Pruitt
Game Notes (Adobe Reader required to view):
Gameday reading:
- Hell hath no fury like a student cheering section scorned (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- Gordon goes back to where it all began (Indiana Daily Student)
- IU travels to another Assembly Hall (Indiana Daily Student)
- The Gordon game (Chicago Sun Times)
- Gordon snub’s the rub for Illini basketball (Chicago Tribune)
- NCAA needs to get rid of Sampson (Daily Illini)
- Face of the Illini enemy (Indianapolis Star)
- Ratliff still in Bloomington (The Hoosier Scoop)
As always, your predictions, analysis and Bruce Weber jokes are welcome in the game thread.
(Photo credit: Illini Loyalty)
Filed to: Illinois Illini