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Setback Saturday would put Illini behind 8-ball

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Illinois' Nnanna Egwu (32) pulls down a rebound against Minnesota during their NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Champaign, Ill. Minnesota won 84-67.

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Illinois' Tracy Abrams, left, and Nnanna Egwu (32) stop Minnesota's Maurice Walker on Wednesday. Egwu figures to see a lot of Wisconsin center Jared Berggren (13.3 ppg) today.

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Illinois' Nnanna Egwu (32) shoots as Minnesota forward Rodney Williams (33) defends during their NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Champaign.

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Illinois' Brandon Paul (3) elevates to the basket against Minnesota's Trevor Mbakwe (32) during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Champaign.

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Illinois has lost 10 of its last 14 against the Wisconsin Badgers, who stubbornly stick to just the kind of low-scoring, methodical game that the Illini — averaging a solid 75.2 points a game — have managed to avoid this season. Wisconsin is averaging 70.6 a game, but that figure is dropping. The Badgers scored 47 on Nebraska and 60 on Penn State in their last two games, both wins. So will the Illini rebound today?