(From Illinois Sports Information Office)

Illinois vs. Southern Indiana
Date | Time	Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 | 1 p.m. CT
Location	Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center
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Promotions	Holiday Game | Teddy Bear Toss at Halftime | Pregame photos with Santa (Legacy Club)
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Head Coach Shauna Green

Career Record: 205-102 (.668), 11th season
Division I Record: 176-77 (.696), Ninth season
At Illinois: 49-27 (.645), Third season
Big Ten Record: 19-18 (.514), Third season

LIVE STREAM

Fans unable to attend Sunday afternoon's contest can watch Illinois vs. Southern Indiana online by purchasing a subscription to B1G+, a streaming service of non-televised events produced by the Big Ten Network in partnership with the Big Ten Conference schools.

Fans who sign up can choose either the monthly rate of $12.99 or the annual rate of $89.99. The B1G+ subscription includes access to live streaming of non-televised games, next day on-demand archives, and access to Big Ten Network's library of Illinois' previous season classics and originals.

A total of 11 remaining Illinois women's basketball games are slated to be streamed via B1G+:
» Dec. 20 at 12 p.m. vs. Southern
» Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. vs. Oregon
» Jan. 5 at 2 p.m. at Minnesota
» Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. vs. Iowa
» Jan. 19  at 2 p.m. vs. Michigan State
» Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. at Rutgers
» Feb. 2 at 12 p.m. at Maryland
» Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. vs. Northwestern
» Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. at Wisconsin
» Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. vs. Penn State
» March 2 at 2 p.m. vs. Michigan

OPENING TIP

The 51st campaign of Fighting Illini women's basketball continues with the second contest of a five-game homestand as Illinois hosts Southern Indiana on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 1 p.m. CT on B1G+ from State Farm Center. Mike Koon will call the action for the Illini on the Busey Bank Illini Sports Network (1400 AM / 93.9 FM). Streaming, audio, and stats links are also available at FightingIllini.com/wbb.

• Illinois has earned a win over a ranked opponent for the third consecutive season under Green.
• The Fighting Illini have now been ranked in the Top 25 in all three seasons under Green.
• Illinois returned four 1,000-career point scorers, tied for the most in the NCAA with Baylor, Notre Dame, and Kansas State.
• Illinois' seniors (Cook, Bryant, McKenzie, Shoup-Hill, Bostic) have a combined 397 career starts (371 at Illinois) and played a combined 539 games (411 at Illinois).
• Kendall Bostic's 1,162 career rebounds rank third of all active NCAA D1 players.
• Head coach Shauna Green earned her 200th win as a head coach on Nov. 14, 2024 vs. Eastern Illinois.
• Illinois faced a ranked team in its Big Ten opener for the third straight season (#12/7 Ohio State, --/25 Michigan, #5/4 Indiana).
• Illinois' 10.8 turnovers per game rank third in the NCAA (108 turnovers through 10 games).
• Illinois' 3-point percentage defense ranks 10th in the NCAA at 22.4 (49-of-219).
• The Illini have held opponents at/below 15 points in 25 of 40 regulation periods.
• Seven different Illini scorers have posted double-digit points in a game this season: Bostic, Bryant, Brown-Hagger, Cook, Dolan, McKenzie, Shoup-Hill.
• Six Illini players are averaging double-digit points this season.
• The Fighting Illini return eight players from last year's WBIT Championship team while adding six newcomers - four freshmen and two transfers - into the mix.

State Farm Center to Host D2 Contest Following Illinois-Southern Indiana Game

Following Illinois' game on Sunday, Drury will face Grand Valley State for a neutral-site tilt. Tipoff for the Division II matchup is slated for 4 p.m. CT. At that time, all seating in State Farm Center will transition to general admission seating. A ticket to the Illinois vs. Southern Indiana game is good for admission to Sunday's second game.

Grand Valley State – located in Allendale, Michigan – is the top-ranked Division II women's basketball program in the country and holds a 10-0 record thus far this season. The Lakers have already posted three top-10 wins on the year after advancing to the third round of the 2024 Division II Women's Basketball Tournament.

Drury – located in Springfield, Missouri – is 6-2 on the season and is riding a three-game winning streak into Sunday's contest. The Lady Panthers are ranked No. 7 in the most recent D2CSC Midwest Region poll. Hope Whitman (née Hunt), the wife of Illinois Director of Athletics Josh Whitman, played basketball at Drury from 2000-05 and is a member of the Drury Athletics Hall of Fame. She ranks 10th on the program's all-time scoring list, eighth in career assists, fifth in career steals, fifth in career 3-point percentage, and fourth in career 3-pointers made.

ABOUT THE OPPONENT

Southern Indiana boasts an 8-2 record heading into Sunday's matchup with the Fighting Illini. The Screaming Eagles have already nearly pulled off a road upset on the road against a Big Ten team this season after falling to Indiana, 67-63, on Dec. 4. USI led by 13 points at halftime and was ahead by as many as four in the fourth quarter before the Hoosiers eventually came back to secure the win.

The Screaming Eagles were picked to win the Ohio Valley Conference in the league's preseason poll, while Southern Indiana's Meredith Raley, Vanessa Shafford, and Madi Webb were all selected as OVC Players to Watch after each earning all-conference honors during the 2023-24 season.

USI holds a 1-2 mark away from home, with both losses coming to Power 4 teams: Indiana and No. 17 Louisville.

ALL-TIME SERIES INFORMATION

Sunday's contest marks the first-ever meeting between Illinois and Southern Indiana.

The Screaming Eagles are the second OVC team that the Illini will play this season, as the Orange and Blue defeated Eastern Illinois, 84-37, on Nov. 14 at State Farm Center.