No. 13 Illinois (12-3, 4-1 Big Ten) welcomes USC (9-6, 1-3 Big Ten) to the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois, at an awkward time for the teams' first-ever conference matchup on Saturday (11 a.m.

Illinois guard Tre White (22) and Penn State's guard D'Marco Dunn (2) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).

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The USC Trojans (9-6, 1-3 Big Ten) visit the Illinois Fighting Illini (12-3, 4-1) for a Saturday matinee in Champaign. Tip time at the State Farm Center will be at noon ET (Big Ten Network). Let's ana

State Farm Center, Champaign, Illinois TV: Big Ten Network Stream: foxsports.com/live/btn | FOX Sports App Listen: WDWS-AM 1400 (Champaign) WLS-AM 890 (Chicago) Illini Sports Network affiliates (other local markets) Varsity Network app SiriusXM 372 SXM App 372 The Illini have faced the well-balanced offensive attacks of multiple opponents,