How to Watch Chicago State at Illinois: Stream Men’s College Basketball Live, TV Channel

Jalen Forrest and Chicago State will take the court against Kasparas Jakucionis and No. 24 Illinois on Sunday afternoon.

Illinois, the No. 24 ranked team in men’s college basketball, will welcome Chicago State to the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois, for a non-conference matchup. The Fighting Illini come into this weekend with an 8-3 record remaining in the top 25. They lost only once in November to former No. 8 Alabama by 13 points while beating former No. 19 Arkansas by 13 points. They opened up this month with a non-ranked loss to a conference opponent in the Big Ten, Northwestern, by four points in overtime.

How to Watch Chicago State at Illinois in Men’s College Basketball Today:

Game Date: Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024

Game Time: 2 p.m. ET

TV: Big Ten Network

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They followed it up with a win over former No. 20 Wisconsin by six points at home before losing to the nation’s top team in Tennessee by just two points. Their last game ended in a three-point win on the road against Missouri, which helped catapult them into the top 25 again. Freshman Kasparas Jakucionis leads the team in scoring this season, averaging 16.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game.

The Cougars have yet to win a game this season, and in the biggest game of the year for them, I doubt today is that day eighter. They are 0-14 heading into this weekend, with nine losses in November and five already this month. They have played Texas after they already fell out of the top 25, so this will be their second ranked game of the season after losing by 21 points to former No. 15 Wisconsin at the end of November.

Jalen Forrest, a junior guard, leads the team in scoring this season in the 10 games he has played in. He is averaging just 9.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. He is followed by Noble Crawford, a senior forward, who is averaging 8.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 38.5% from the field.

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