Nicholls State gave us a scare on Tuesday night, though. This was a game that was in-hand but the Illini let almost slip away. I am seeing a lot of negative stuff being thrown around on social media.
So, here are three positive takeaways from the Illini win over Nicholls State.
1. Our frontcourt is solid
Heading into the 2019-2020 campaign, the frontcourt was always supposed to be a strong point for the Orange and Blue. The combination of Giorgi Bezhanishvili and Kofi Cockburn has the potential to be the best Illini big man duo ever.