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5 painful observations from the Illinois basketball loss to UConn

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It wasn't a pretty game, as the Illinois basketball team fell to the UConn Huskies on Friday afternoon.

SentinelOne Showdown: Illinois v Connecticut | Ishika Samant/GettyImages

Illinois basketball turned Black Friday into Ugly Friday with a bad showing against UConn.

This was a measuring stick game to see where the Illini are as a program. We had a chance to take on the No. 5 team in the country, and the Huskies looked like they should be ranked that high.