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Illinois Basketball: Preview of games 11-15 for the Illini

By Eric Bruce

CHAMPAIGN, IL - NOVEMBER 22: Members of the Illinois Fighting Illini and Augustana-Illinois Vikings are seen wearing Nike shoes during the game at State Farm Center on November 22, 2017 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
CHAMPAIGN, IL - NOVEMBER 22: Members of the Illinois Fighting Illini and Augustana-Illinois Vikings are seen wearing Nike shoes during the game at State Farm Center on November 22, 2017 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – APRIL 03: The ball goes through the hoop during warm ups before the game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the 2017 NCAA Men’s Final Four National Championship game at University of Phoenix Stadium on April 3, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

Longwood Lancers

What should come easy is a win in their next game against Longwood on December 13.  The Lancers visit Illinois from Farmwood, Virginia.  Longwood is 3-5 as I write this, having played no one ranking higher than No. 144 on kenpom and with wins only against non-DI schools.

Longwood went 6-24 last year, including 3-15 in the Big South.  You might recognize that conference as it boasts regular post-season contender threats, Winthrop and UNC Asheville.  But, the Lancers are no threat to anyone.  They are projected to finish No. 9 in the conference.  They are currently ranked No. 345 on kenpom.

The Lancers have a couple good players in redshirt junior guard Isiah Walton (19 ppg) who shoots 47-percent from the three-point arc and Damian Geter, a 6-foot-8, 230-pound redshirt senior who averages almost 8 rebounds per game.  But, needless to say, this should be a game the Illini run away with as they continue to get better in Underwood’s system.

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