Pregame: Illinois vs Penn State, Thursday, March 3rd, 6:00pm CT, FS1
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Sweep the leg
I feel like Purdue vs Wisconsin on Tuesday is actually our next game. Our Big Ten title hopes are pretty much dependent on Purdue winning (can’t believe I’m saying that).
Penn State hosts Nebraska tonight at 6:00 PM on BTN before playing us on Thursday.
Illini in Indiana
- Indiana
Just keep winning, it is all we can control
Can’t control what anyone else does. We need to play with intensity
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
Finish strong. Get two wins this coming week. Then let's make some magic happen in the tournaments.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Literally just begging for a 15-point or more margin of victory with no stress. 
The non-balanced B1G schedule hurt us this year. Also hurt Purdue. Wisconsin had eleven games against the conference bottom 6. We had 7, Purdue had 8.
illiniswish09
- Northwest Suburbs
Need to see a really strong defensive performance. We've been slipping on that end as of late.
Take care of business against Penn State... and mothertrucking destroy Iowa.
Are you sure on the numbers on this? I saw someone else post this on another board last night and they had Illinois and Purdue at 8 and Wisconsin at 9. Ohio State ended up benefitting the most as they had 11 games against the bottom 6.
You are correct - WI - twice with IU, Nebraska, Minnie, and one vs PSU, MD and NW. I miscounted Nebby - tey sow three times in their scheulde due to a COVI reschedule. Don't know why I counted MD twice. I feel a little better.
Go Maryland.
, the Bad, and the Ugly. And the B1G officials:
Absolutely cannot lose focus. Penn State is still a B1G team and has had their moments. Just ask their football team what looking past a home game against a seemingly-inferior opponent can do.
That said, I don't expect this team to come out flat. March is here, this is one of two final home games for several great Illini, a share of a B1G championship could be on the line...I believe we'll be locked and loaded.
That said, I don't expect this team to come out flat. March is here, this is one of two final home games for several great Illini, a share of a B1G championship could be on the line...I believe we'll be locked and loaded.
I'm sure it has been posted before, but can someone explain the tiebreakers for the Big 10 title? If teams finished tied in 1st place, do they share the conference title, or is it decided by head to head record? In other words, does Purdue need to lose again for us to even have a chance, or are we primarily worried about Wisconsin?
Regular season has no tie breaker. If we tie, we are co-champs.
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Exactly. That's why in 2020 there were 3 co-champs (Wisky, MD, Michigan State).
Tiebreakers only matter for B1G Tournament seeding. If it's us and Wisky or Purdue, it goes to head-to-head (which we'd have over Wisky but not Purdue), then best record vs. next team in the standings. If it's a 3 way tie with Wisky and Purdue, then it goes to head-to-head among the 3 teams even if games played vs. each other isn't equal among all 3 (which us being 1-2 overall against the other 3 would hurt more than help).
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