Illinois Fighting Illini (28-8, 16-6 Big Ten) vs. UConn Huskies (33-5, 19-4 Big East)Indianapolis; Saturday, 6:09 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -1.5; over/under is 139.5BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 UConn and No. 13 Illinois play in the NCAA Tournament Final Four.The Huskies are 19-4 against Big East opponents and 14-1 in non-conference play. UConn averages 18.4 assists per game to lead the Big East, paced by Silas Demary Jr. with 5.9.The Fighting Illini are 16-6 against Big Ten teams. Illinois is second in the Big Ten scoring 83.8 points per game and is shooting 46.4%.UConn’s average of 8.2 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.2 fewer made shots on average than the 8.4 per game Illinois gives up. Illinois has shot at a 46.4% rate from the field this season, 5.9 percentage points higher than the 40.5% shooting opponents of UConn have averaged.The teams meet for the second time this season. UConn won 74-61 in the last matchup on Nov. 28. Solomon Ball led UConn with 15 points, and Kylan Boswell led Illinois with 25 points.Popular ReadsTOP PERFORMERS: Tarris Reed Jr. is shooting 62.1% and averaging 14.7 points for the Huskies. Alex Karaban is aver …
