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Details finalized for highly-anticipated Illinois-Baylor basketball game
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Details for Illinois’ high profile matchup with Baylor have been announced.
The Illini will take on the No. 2 Bears on Dec. 2 and the game will be televised on ESPN.
Top-10 matchup set for December 2 in Indianapolis! #Illini | #EveryDayGuys pic.twitter.com/1rBijPo2C2
— Illinois Men's Basketball (@IlliniMBB) November 18, 2020
The game will be played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Fans will not be permitted due to COVID-19 protocols.
The matchup is part of the Jimmy V Classic and will also feature big-time games between Kentucky and Kansas on Dec. 1 and Gonzaga and Tennessee on Dec. 2.
Both Illinois and Baylor have a preseason All-American — Ayo Dosunmu for the Illini and Jared Butler for the Bears.
Baylor is the No. 1 team in the country according to KenPom.com’s preseason rankings.
A complete Big Ten conference schedule could come as soon as Wednesday, according to Nebraska AD Bill Boos.
Spenser is the news manager at Saturday Road and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.