It wasn't the toughest game in the world, but the Illinois basketball team took UTRGV's best shot and survived.
Illinois basketball has some massive games ahead, but we had to take care of business on Monday night.
A tough UTRGV team showed up in Champaign ready to fight. The Illini were ready for the punches, though. They came out swinging, but Illinois had the answers throughout the game.
This wasn’t a clean contest by any means.