Then again, sandwiching a 10-point home loss to an average Big Ten opponent between 25-point-plus massacres of conference foes – Penn State and Indiana – is taking up-and-down to an extreme. By now, we know what the No.

The Hoosiers were outrebounded 51-37. They lost the turnover battle 11-6. Indiana was outscored 60-32 in the first half. Illinois controlled the scoreboard, stat sheet and even the Hoosier faithful as some exited Assembly Hall before halftime.

Indiana women’s basketball got tripped up at Assembly Hall on Thursday night in a disappointing 68-54 loss to Illinois. The Illini led for all but 86 seconds as they ended an eight-game losing streak at Indiana that dated back in 2012.