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PREVIEW: Rutgers Hoops heads to the midwest to take on Illinois

Richie O'Leary • TheKnightReport

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The Rutgers men's basketball team enter this game on a six game winning streak after adding another big win to their resume earlier this week, beating No. 20 Penn State, 11 points on Tuesday.

On the flip side, the Illinois hoops team is coming into this game on a two game conference winning streak after two big wins against Purdue and Wisconsin.

Here's everything you need to know about Saturday afternoon's contest between the

TV: BTN

WHEN: Saturday at Noon EST

WHO: Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Illinois Fighting Illini

WHERE: State Farm Center (Champaign, Illinois)

KENPOM RANKINGS: Rutgers - 34 / Illinois - 29

PROJECTED ILLINOIS STARTING LINEUP

NAME	HT/WT	YEAR	NOTES

Trent Frazier	6-2/175	Jr.	Recently had 12pts, 2rebs, 1ast and 1stl against Purdue.
Da'Monte Williams	6-3/210	Jr.	Former four-star recruit averaging 2.9ppg, 4.1rpg and 1.3apg this season.
Ayo Dosunmu	6-5/185	So.	No. 30 overall recruit in 2018 class, leads team in scoring averaging 15.3ppg.
Giorgi Bezhanishvili	6-9/235	So.	The Patrick School alum is shooting over 50% from the field and around 30% from three this year.
Kofi Cockburn	7-0/290	Fr.	Former No. 45 overall player in 2019 class, averages a near double-double (15.0ppg / 9.1rpg) on the season.

ILLINOIS RECORD THIS SEASON: 11-5 (3-2) / Notable wins against No. 5 Michigan, Purdue and Wisconsin.

SERIES HISTORY: This will be the ninth matchup between the two schools. Illinois leads the series 1-7, with the most recent win coming last season when the Illini beat the Scarlet Knights 99-94 in overtime on February 9th, 2019