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No. 10 Illinois beats Norfolk State, improves to 11-0

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Illinois guard Brandon Paul drives around Norfolk State's Malcolm Hawkins Tuesday during the first half at Assembly Hall in Champaign.

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Illinois used a wave of 3-pointers and strong shooting in its last two wins to move into the top 10. However, on a night the 10th-ranked Illini were struggling, a late layup from a banged-up D.J. Richardson and hard-nosed defense kept their unbeaten start going. "I don't think over the course of the 40 minutes our energy, our focus, our effort level was where it's been," Illinois coach John Groce said.