Illinois basketball tips off this Friday against what normally is an easy opponent in the North Florida Ospreys. This game might not be as easy as it sounds though.
North Florida comes into this game with momentum from the year before.
The 2014-2015 season for the Ospreys was fairly successful. They started the season off 1-3 but those three losses were to Power 5 Conference schools. In those three losses, they only lost to Northwestern by 2 points.
North Florida then went on a winning streak after starting 1-3. They won 5 games in a row including a victory over the Purdue Boilermakers in West Lafayette.