What TV channel is the USC vs. Illinois women's basketball game on Sunday? Here's how to watch the top 25 matchup, including the time and TV channel

After falling out of the AP poll, Illinois (17-8, 9-6 Big Ten) has rattled off back-to-back wins and built some momentum heading into its toughest six-game stretch of the season. The Illini begin that slate – which includes five top-20 teams – on Saturday with a matchup against No.

If Illinois' next opponent is in a close game — which it is, seemingly always — it's almost incapable of losing.

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No. 25 Illinois (21-5), 9:30 p.m. No. 6 South Carolina (23-3) vs. Arkansas (9-18), 7 p.m. No. 7 LSU (25-2) vs. Georgia (10-16), 9 p.m. No. 8 Ohio St. (22-3) at Indiana (16-9), 7 p.m. No. 9 North Carolina (23-4) at Syracuse (10-15),

Saturday, the No. 11 Spartans of Michigan State (19-5, 10-3) and the Illinois Fighting Illini (17-8, 9- 6) meet at State Farm Center in Champaign. Spartans' Head Coach Tom Izzo is looking to become the all-time winningest coach in the history of the Big Ten while the Illini is looking to extend its modest winning streak to three games.

As March of her sophomore season approaches, JuJu Watkins continues to be one of the best players and brightest stars in women’s college basketball. The USC guard has helped the Trojans to a 25-2 record and a No.

For the second time this season, Michigan State and Illinois will face off on the hardwood on Saturday at the State Farm Center in Champaign.

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Time and again, Illinois women’s basketball seems to defy expectations. After battling No. 3 UCLA and losing 70-55 in the first of a two-game Los Angeles road trip, the 25th-ranked Illini traveled across town for a matchup with JuJu Watkins and her fourth-ranked USC Trojans.