Illinois 62, Grand Canyon 58

#illini Underwood: Alstork was a reason we won the game. Elite on-ball defense.

— Jeremy Werner (@JWerner247) December 30, 2017

Talk about grinding it out.

But Leron Black and the freshmen wouldn't let @IlliniMBB lose, as @_Trentfrazier1 found @DAWilliams14.

And Williams hit a huge three from the top of the key. (Sound familiar?) pic.twitter.com/lNX9zoD8a6

— Illinois on BTN (@IllinoisOnBTN) December 30, 2017

⚡️Trent Frazier⚡️ pic.twitter.com/RnW46ATccN

— IllinoisLoyalty (@IllinoisLoyalty) December 30, 2017