Overview
- Tipoff is 8 p.m. CT on FS1 at the United Center, with Illinois entering 4-0 and Alabama 2-1.
- Illinois has dominated the glass to start the season, led by freshman David Mirkovic, who is averaging roughly 19.5 points and 12.5 rebounds and posted a 27-point, 21-rebound game.
- Illini center Tomislav Ivisic remains a game-time decision with a right knee bone bruise after limited activity since the opener.
- Alabama’s Nate Oats called his team’s rebounding in the loss to Purdue “embarrassing,” as the Tide look to answer a glaring weakness against one of the nation’s best rebounding teams.
- Separately, Alabama football plays Eastern Illinois on Nov. 22 in Tuscaloosa, with the game streaming on SEC Network+/ESPN+ and a contract showing UA will pay EIU $560,000.