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Illini men rout Bretigny Select

After splitting the first two games if its European Tour, the Illinois men’s basketball team rebounded from Wednesday’s 27-point loss to the Dutch National team with a 95-73 rout of Bretigny Select in Paris on Saturday. Here are three things you need to know about the game, courtesy Marcus Jackson:

DIFFERENT LOOK
Illinois coach John Groce said before the trip he would use the tour to experiment with different lineups, and he’s made good on that promise. Groce went with a starting five of Jaylon Tate, Aaron Jordan, D.J. Williams, Michael Finke and Mike Thorne Jr.