Illinois' Brandon Paul (3) gets fouled by St. Francis Ben Mockford (3) in the second half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

Illinois' head coach John Groce in the first half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

Illinois' head coach John Groce in the first half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

Illinois' head coach John Groce in the first half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

Illinois' head coach John Groce in the first half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

Illinois' Nnanna Egwu (32) distracts St. Francis Dre Calloway (32) on an inbounds in the first half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

Illinois' Nnanna Egwu (32) gets to the ball in a scramble in the first half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012. also St. Francis Brent Jones (1) , Illinois' Tracy Abrams (13) and Joseph Bertrand (2)

Illinois' Tyler Griffey (42) in the first half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

Illinois' Myke Henry (20) gets inside St. Francis Jalen Cannon (5) in the first half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

Illinois' Tracy Abrams (13) goes up inside St. Francis Jalen Cannon (5) in the first half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

Illinois' D.J. Richardson (1) in the first half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

Illinois' Devin Langford (21) works the ball inside St. Francis Dre Calloway (32) in the first half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

Illinois' Tyler Griffey (42) gets a rebound from St. Francis Travis Nichols (14) in the first half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

Illinois' Tracy Abrams (13) shoots as St. Francis Kevin Douglas (34) defends in the second half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

Illinois' Tracy Abrams (13) in the second half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

Illinois' head coach John Groce in the second half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

St. Francis Anthony White (44) chases Illinois' Brandon Paul (3) down the court in the second half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

Illinois' Joseph Bertrand (2) gets a dunk in the second half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

Illinois' Mike LaTulip (10) guards St. Francis Dre Calloway (32) in the second half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

Illinois' head coach John Groce diagrams a play during a timeout in the second half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.

Illinois' Mike LaTulip (10) shoots over St. Francis Alex Isailovic (25) in the second half of the NCAA men's basketball game between Illinois and St. Francis at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on . Monday, November 12, 2012.