Exhibition: Illinois vs. UI-Springfield (2 p.m. BTN-Plus)
Good afternoon from Springfield and welcome to the 2015-16 basketball season. We’re here at the temporary home of the Illini at the Prairie Capital Convention Center. Place looks great. The team is actually staying in a hotel connected to the arena. The power went out this morning, Director of Operations Mark Morris said. That made for a heck of a morning for the Illini staff. Rod Cardinal says the delay lasted nearly two and a half hours.
Leron Black is going through a pregame workout with assistant coach Dustin Ford.