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Fighting Illini sports schedule January 4 – January 10

Fighting Illini sports schedule January 4 – January 10

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Chambana Today) — It can be hard to keep track of what day it is during this time of the year, and even harder to know when your Illinois Fighting Illini are competing. We’re back with our weekly sports schedule, which gives you a one-in-all stop to help keep your Illini calendar up to date!

Sunday, January 4

  • Illinois Women’s Basketball at No. 24/19 Michigan State
    • 11:00 a.m. at Breslin Center in East Lansing
    • Broadcast on Big Ten Network

Wednesday, January 7

  • Illinois Women’s Basketball vs. Ohio State
    • 6:00 p.m. at State Farm Center in Champaign
    • Streaming on Big Ten Plus

Thursday, January 8

  • Illinois Men’s Basketball vs. Rutgers
    • 7:30 p.m. at State Farm Center in Champaign
    • Broadcast on Big Ten Network

Saturday, January 10

  • Illinois Swim & Dive at Purdue
    • 10:00 a.m. in West Lafayette
  • Illinois Men’s Track & Field at Illini Open
  • Illinois Women’s Track & Field at Illini Open
  • Illinois Wrestling vs. Minnesota
    • 1:00 p.m. in Champaign
  • Illinois Women’s Gymnastics Border Battle
    • 6:00 p.m. vs. Iowa State, Iowa, Illinois State

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