Illinois basketball beat writer Scott Richey offers his grades for Illinois and VCU in the Illini's victory at Miami:
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Leron Black
The 6-foot-7 redshirt sophomore’s hustle plays alone stand out, but he had some tangible contributions on the court, too, like tying his career high with 18 points and pulling down a team-high seven rebounds.
BACKCOURT: Illinois B+, VCU C-
A little bit of a reversal for the Illini guards offensively — all of Tracy Abrams’ points came on treys, while Jalen Coleman-Lands didn’t make a single one of his threes but attacked the basket and still had 12 points.