Illinois coach Bruce Weber and Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson get one more chance to barely conceal their contempt for each other after Illinois beat Penn State to advance to the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.The game (tomorrow night at 9 p.m. ET) is huge for the Illini: Win and they're very likely in the tournament, lose and they're very likely out. That also makes it huge for bubble teams like Drexel, Missouri State and Purdue, all of which would feel a little more comfortable with their own bubble status if a bubble team like Illinois goes down.
The Weber-Sampson rivalry centers around high school senior Eric Gordon, who initially committed to Illinois but changed his mind after Sampson
The Illini's 66-60 win over the Nittany Lions was made a lot closer than Illinois fans would have liked by Penn State's Mike Walker, who made a Big Ten tournament record seven three-point shots for Penn State. He missed two in the last 30 seconds, though.




