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Men: Penn State at Illinois
Tipoff: 9 p.m., State Farm Center, Champaign, Illinois
Records: Penn State (Penn State 12-3, Big Ten 2-2), Illinois (11-3, Big Ten 3-1)
TV: Big Ten Network (Jeff Levering, Shon Morris and Andy Katz)
Radio: Penn State Sports Network
Satellite: Sirius XM
Notable: Illinois rose nine spots to No. 13 in the Associated Press poll following a 109-77 rout of then-No. 9 Oregon last Thursday, and its win at Washington this past Sunday. ... The Illini are 7-1 at home and are on a four-game winning streak. ... Their losses are to Alabama, Tennessee (No. 1 in the poll) and Northwestern. ... Averaging 87.6 ppg so far, Illinois is led by Kasparas Jakucionis (16.4), Tomislav Ivisic (13.8), Kylan Boswell (11.7), Will Riley (11.4) and Tre White (10.4). ... Penn State is coming off a loss to Indiana in which Nick Kern came off the bench to lead the Nittany Lions with 21 points. ... Illinois is giving up on average 67.2 ppg this season.
Mirror prediction: Illinois 90, Penn State 72
Mirror prediction record: 12-3
-- Scott Franco