The Ivisic problem isn't going away any time soon – he has missed two games with mononucleosis, a "confounding matter" for an athlete, according to the National Institutes of Health

Illinois center Tomislav Ivisic will miss his second game against Northwestern due to mononucleosis, following his absence in the Maryland game.

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois will be without its standout center for a second consecutive game. Brad Underwood on Saturday said Tomislav Ivisic will not play in Sunday's 2 p.m. home gam

The hope around Champaign after Illinois' 91-70 home loss to Maryland – in which center Tomislav Ivisic sat out due to illness and several other Illini were slowed by a bug – was that the worst was over for the team.

Just a few hours away from tipoff at home against Maryland, Illinois’ availability report revealed that Croatian center Tomislav Ivisic was ruled out. Additionally, Tre White and Will Riley were listed as questionable.