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With a triple bye confirmed in the Big Ten Tournament, Illinois will play the winner of the Wisconsin/Washington game in its first matchup on Friday. Securing the triple bye is a major advantage in a tournament where surviving four games in four days can quickly wear teams down.
The No. 23 Wisconsin Badgers and No. 9 Illinois Fighting Illini meet Friday in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. Tip is set for 2:30 p.m. ET.
The 2026 Big Ten Tournament moves along on Thursday, as third-round action begins with No. 9 seed Iowa tangling with No. 8 Ohio State, followed by No. 5 Wisconsin and No. 12 Washington. The day concludes with No. 7 Purdue facing No. 15 seed Northwestern and No. 6 UCLA doing battle with No. 14 Rutgers.
Preview the Wisconsin Badgers' Big Ten Tournament matchup with Illinois Fighting Illini, including live stream, TV channel, odds, and game
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) -- It's one of the best times of the year, as the Big Ten Tournament is underway up in Chicago. Illinois doesn't play until Friday after earning a three-round bye for finishing in the top four of the conference. The Illini took ...