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Illinois’ game Saturday against Tennessee-Martin has been canceled because of COVID-19 cases in the Skyhawks program.
The game will not be rescheduled, according to a news release Friday by Illinois.
The No. 5 Illini (3-1) next play No. 6 Duke (1-1) on Tuesday in Durham, N.C. Illinois lost 82-69 to No. 2 Baylor on Wednesday night in the Jimmy V Classic in Indianapolis.
UT-Martin on Tuesday was added to the schedule to fill an open date between the Illini’s two top-five opponents.
Dozens of college basketball games have been postponed or canceled because of COVID-19 outbreaks, causing massive and nearly constant scheduling reshuffling across conferences.
Locally, DePaul’s and Loyola’s men’s teams both delayed the starts to their seasons.