How to Watch Arkansas vs Illinois in College Basketball: Live Stream, TV Channel

Adou Thiero and No. 19 Arkansas will take the court against Will Riley and Illinois on Thanksgiving Day. Watch free on Fubo.

The No. 19 ranked team in the country, Arkansas, will travel on Thanksgiving Day with Illinois to the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, to face off in the Thanksgiving Hoops Showcase. The Razorbacks are 5-1 overall this season in their first year with John Calipari as the head coach. They opened the season as the No. 19 ranked team and beat Lipscomb in their first game. However, it didn’t take long for them to match up with a former top-10 opponent in Baylor. They lost that game by five points, which subsequently dropped them to No. 18 in the next week AP Poll.

How to Watch Arkansas vs Illinois in Men’s College Basketball Today:

Game Date: Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024

Game Time: 4 p.m. ET

TV: CBS (KTVN-Reno, NV)

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After a mediocre win over Troy, Arkansas dropped to No. 20. They dominated Little Rock and MD Eastern at home in Fayetteville, Arkansas, which rose them back up. Former Kentucky star Adou Thiero leads the team in scoring this season with 18.0 points 5.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game while shooting 65% from the field. He is followed by Boogie Fland, who averages 17.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game.

The Fighting Illini opened their season unranked and beat Eastern Illinois and SIUE in the first week of the season. They followed it up with a dominant win over Oakland that broke them into the top-25 rankings. However, in that week, they lost their first game of the season to former No. 8-ranked Alabama in the C.M. Newton Classic. They have beaten MD Eastern and Little Rock in the two games between now and then.

Stellar freshman Will Riley leads the team in scoring this season averaging 17.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. His backcourt partner Tomislav Ivisic averages 15.5 points with a team-high 8.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game while shooting 58% from the floor.

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