In this game, the Illini did some things great but they also had some issues that I noticed.
Here are three observations from the Detroit victory.
Jaylon Tate Proving Me Wrong
Entering this season I was thinking Tracy Abrams was going to be the starting point guard and freshman Te’Jon Lucas would be the primary backup.
I assumed that this would be the rotation and the Illini would just work through the growing pains of Lucas being a true freshman.
Illinois also has Jaylon Tate as well. He was essentially the starting point guard the last two seasons during the Abrams injury era.