Abrams' progress showing already in exhibition win

What Abrams is doing might be the most important development of this preseason for Illinois. The freshman from Chicago Mount Carmel is proving to be further along in his evolution into a point guard than the Illini expected.

Abrams wasn't perfect in Illinois' 73-45 win against Quincy University in front of about 3,000 scattered around the Assembly Hall. But he was more than capable and always competitive. And in practice is where Abrams has steadily improved and started to earn the coaches' trust.

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