CLEMSON, S.C. -- With matchups against Vanderbilt, Gonzaga and at Georgia looming, Illinois takes the floor at Littlejohn Coliseum with a sense of urgency against No. 19 Clemson.
As junior Mike Davis said yesterday, "We lost two games that we shouldn't have lost and now we have to get two wins that we weren't supposed to get."
The game, part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge is being broadcast on ESPN, the team of Brad Nessler and Jimmy Dykes providing the play-by-play and color commentary.
A big test for the Illini early will be handling the full-court pressure of Clemson. Fans are still filing in to the arena and into Clemson's student section, OPP (Oliver Purnell's Posse, named for Clemson's coach).
In the starting lineup for the Illini tonight are: Brandon Paul, D.J. Richardson, Mike Tisdale, Mike Davis and Demetri McCamey.
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