Looking at the respective schedules at the top of the conference, Illinois has one of the softer schedules left among the teams hunting second place (Rutgers and MD also aren't too bad, IU's is pretty tough). With that in mind, there is a good chance our game next week is for the clearest path in the conference to the #2 spot in the final standings and conference tournament. Does that make it potentially the biggest game in the history of the basketball rivalry?
