A few days after IU's big win over Iowa on the road, the Hoosiers came home and were handed a humbling loss by Illinois.

After a rough stretch of Indiana men's basketball games against Iowa and Illinois, Hoosiers On SI writers Jack Ankony, Todd Golden discuss what went wrong.

Indiana women's basketball had multiple starters not play a single minute of the fourth quarter while attempting a comeback against Illinois, and Hoosiers coach Teri Moren defended her lineup choices after the game.

When you go on the road in the Big Ten and win by 25 points, you’ve clearly done your homework and executed a solid gameplan. So what was Illinois’ approach to playing Indiana on

Illinois' Adalia McKenzie (24) gets past Indiana's Chloe Moore-McNeil (22) and Lilly Meister to score during the Indiana versus Illinois women's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. / Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The defeat marked Indiana’s largest in a true road game since Jan. 19, 2018, in a 28-point loss at Michigan State. It was the Hoosiers’ second-largest margin in a loss this season, and each of their four defeats have come by 16 or more points.

Led by third-year head coach Shauna Green, Illinois sits at 12-4 and 2-3 in conference play. The Fighting Illini are coming off a 5-point victory over then-No. 23 Iowa on Jan. 9 inside the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois.

Coming off an encouraging road win at Iowa, Indiana women’s basketball turned in a disappointing performance. The Hoosiers had some old issues resurface on Thursday in a 68-54

The Hoosiers (13-4; 4-2 Big Ten) are coming off a 25-point loss to Iowa that was most lopsided Big Ten regular season loss of Woodson's tenure. It was the program's fifth loss of 20 points of more and 12th loss by 15 or more points in 31 conference games under Woodson.

Ranked as Intermat's No. 10 dual team in college wrestling (No. 13 as a tournament team), the Fighting Illini present a worthy challenge for the No. 2 Hawkeyes with nine-ranked wrestlers, eight of whom are ranked 20th or higher.

After starting 2025 with two losses, Illinois returned to Champaign to host #23 Iowa and got back on track. The Illini beat the Hawkeyes 62-57 in a tight Big Te

Illinois Fighting Illini (12-4, 2-3 Big Ten) at Indiana Hoosiers (12-4, 4-1 Big Ten) Bloomington, Indiana; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana plays Illinois after Yarden Garzon scored 21 points in Indiana's 74-67 victory against the Iowa Hawkeyes.