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Find out how to watch, live stream or TV channel and game time information for the February 18, 2023 college basketball matchup between Indiana and ...

That's what the first half of this game felt like. Indiana seemed largely disinterested on both ends of the court. Shots weren't falling on offense and Illinois ...

I thought the second half, especially as the game started to get tighter, our defense started to pick up and eliminated a lot of the threes and the good looks that they had the first half.” “[Mayer] got too many good looks in the first half from transition, from broken plays, and a couple of my mishaps just mentally and not being aware and really locked in,” Kopp said postgame. Plenty of tape to watch heading into the home stretch. He had 16 of the Illini’s 38 first half points. The worst example of this, however, was on the glass. Indiana seemed largely disinterested on both ends of the court.

After two games on the road, the #14 Indiana Hoosiers are heading back home. IU and the Illinois Fighting Illini will face off in a Big Ten battle at noon ET ...

- Jan 19, 2016 - Indiana 103 vs. - Feb 25, 2016 - Indiana 74 vs. - Jan 03, 2019 - Indiana 73 vs. - Jan 19, 2023 - Indiana 80 vs. [college basketball picks](https://www.sportsline.com/college-basketball/picks/#ttag=SL19_lk_cbssports_cbb_htw) for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine's advanced computer model. But the Fighting Illini are even better: they enter the matchup with 5.8 blocked shots per game on average, good for third best in college basketball. Two numbers to keep in mind before tip-off: IU ranks 11th in college basketball when it comes to blocked shots per game, with 5.3 on average. IU is the favorite in this one, with an expected 6-point margin of victory. After two games on the road, the #14 Indiana Hoosiers are heading back home. Illinois' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of guard Guard [Jalen Hood-Schifino](https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/players/playerpage/28954250) had a pretty forgettable game, playing for 40 minutes with and four turnovers. IU lost 64-62 to Northwestern on a last-minute half-court bomb from Northwestern's guard

The Hoosiers return home for a matchup with the Illini on Saturday afternoon.

I always love betting on good teams returning home after a road loss, and this is a fantastic betting spot for Indiana on Saturday afternoon. Trayce Jackson-Davis had a great game with 23 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, but Boo Buie hit the game winner in the final seconds. Meanwhile, the Illini will play in their third stadium in the last week with consecutive road contests. Illinois rates 24th overall in KenPom with an offense that is 46th in adjusted efficiency, and the defense is 28th. Starting point guard Xavier Johnson missed the last two months with a broken foot and remains out. The game will get started at noon ET and can be seen on ESPN.

Illinois suffered a 71-68 loss on Saturday at Indiana, but coach Brad Underwood said he believes in his team more right now than he has at any point this ...

Graduate senior forward Miller Kopp celebrates a three Feb. 18, 2023 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. Indiana beat Illinois 68-71. By Evan ...

Mayer accounted for a large chunk of that production — he scored 16 of his 24 points in the first half and was already 4-for-10 from deep at the break. Freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino hit the only other make from deep in the game, a shot to cut Illinois’ lead to 2 points late. He's got the fan base, and he's got everybody in his corner, so it makes it a lot easier for him.” “It wasn't fun, but it is what it is, and it's over,” Kopp said. Indiana was down 7 points at the time, was 2-for-6 from deep and hadn’t attempted a 3-pointer three minutes into the second half. “If he had miscued those plays, then I'm in his ear after the game or tomorrow saying, hey, these are things that you've got to learn the next time you're in that position. “He was just saying I had to step up,” Kopp said. Just a few possessions after Mayer’s eighth attempt, an airball, sophomore forward Tamar Bates passed up a long-range shot in favor of a jumper from just inside the arc. Indiana was 5-for-11 from the field, while Illinois finished with a 30% mark from deep. Kopp started early, hitting a deep 3-point attempt early in the game. He finished with the same number of attempts as Indiana’s entire team. “That night is over,” Kopp said after the game.

Indiana's defense wasn't up to par to begin Saturday's matinee at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers did a decent job early on Matthew Mayer, but once the Baylor ...

Epps made the second to make it 69-68, but Jackson-Davis got a dunk on the other end to make it 71-68 with just under seven seconds to go. Hood-Schifino tied it at 67 with a pull-up jumper with 1:17 to play. Out of the timeout, Rodgers fouled Hood-Schifino on a jumper with 30.7 seconds left to play. Both teams could gain any separation and Illinois took a timeout with the game tied at 65 with 1:49 to play. Out of the timeout, Jackson-Davis turned it over and Luke Goode hit a long jumper to push the Illinois lead back to five. Neither team could generate much offense out of the timeout, but Indiana did manage to trim another point off the lead to trail 50-44 with 10:48 to play.