Nine days till the debut of Alex Legion

Illini have plenty in reserve

The 6-foot-5 shooting guard had to sit out the past year after transferring from Kentucky.

"You can always use another scorer," said sophomore Mike Davis, who notched his fourth double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds.

And it seems to be an almost- ideal situation for Legion's debut. With Illinois (9-1) playing well, Weber said, "He's going to have to blend in." If Illinois was struggling, "He was going to have to be the hero and expectations would be so high," Weber said.

So it's a win-win. An Illinois offense that earned 24 assists on 32 field goals Wednesday gets to add a shot-making specialist that was named to the Parade All-America team.

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