The Illini fell to No. 18 to round out Big Ten representation in the top 25, although USC, Iowa, UCLA, Indiana and Wisconsin each received votes. Indiana’s remaining opportunities to pick up ranked wins will come in Big Ten play, with only Chicago State and Siena left on the nonconference schedule.

The Cream and Crimson shot 40% from the field and 29.6% from beyond the arc — both their second-worst marks of the season. Minnesota outrebounded Indiana by 15. While the Hoosiers turned the ball over just seven times to the Golden Gophers’ 16, they committed four more fouls.

In the Big Ten, one of the stories of the college basketball season is brewing. Nebraska improved to 11-0 for the first time in program history after recording an 83-80 upset win over No. 13 Illinois. Nebraska guard Jamarques Lawrence knocked down a 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds remaining to give No. 23 Nebraska its first ranked win of the season.

Yet another slate of college basketball came and went this week as we slowly approach the New Year, and while we still have the same No. 1 in the latest AP Top 25 poll, Nebraska continues to soar amid their 11–0 start to the season.

Indiana women’s basketball sophomore guard Valentyna Kadlecova will return to the Czech Republic to play professional basketball, per a statement Monday from Indiana head coach Teri Moren. The Kadan, Czech Republic, native averaged 5.4 points off 35.7% shooting this season.

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A former Kentucky basketball transfer portal target will take center stage Saturday night at Rupp Arena. Lamar Wilkerson — who was billed during the spring as Kentucky’s top transfer portal recruit — is Indiana’s leading scorer this season ahead of the Hoosiers’ weekend visit to Lexington.

Lamar Wilkerson spent six years in a trailer and started playing basketball on a dirt road. Now, the Indiana senior is one of college basketball's best stories.