Illinois-Iowa preview

This is a tossup game, a 50-50 shot to advance into a matchup against No. 1 seed Michigan State in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten tournament. The question for Iowa: Can it score if Brandon Paul limits Matt Gatens like he did in the second half of their matchup? The question for Illinois: Are their heads in it? "We've been doing a good job of listening to what he's (Weber) got to say," junior D.J. Richardson said. "We've just got to go out on the court and win. That's our biggest thing." Illinois is the better team, but Iowa hasn't experienced the kind of emotional fallout that has overwhelmed the Illini locker room.

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