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.

If basketball fans are lucky, they'll get a chance to take in an Illinois-Maryland rematch during the Big Ten tournament. By then, Illini center Tomislav Ivisic should be healthy – one would certainly expect and hope – and the battle inside against the Terrapins might look very different than it did in the Illini's lopsided loss at home last week.

The Illini desperately missed their big man against Maryland, but there is no timeline yet for Ivisic's return