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.

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.

Indiana basketball hosts No. 20 Illinois on Tuesday night at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers have won 10 of the last 16 matchups in the series and eight of the last 10 contests at home. They are looking to rebound from a disappointing loss to Iowa that ended their five-game win streak.