Chi-Town Tipoff: Teddy’s Saturday Standouts (Illinois)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at some of my most notable Illinois standouts from Saturday's matchups in Chicago. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2105284"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eHis playmaking abilities allowed Powerhouse to dominate this morning. At least 4 assists in the opening 10 minutes and continued to dish out dimes throughout the contest. Used his long arms to force turnovers and create tons of steals on the defensive end, leading to several transition buckets. As this game went on, he also showed excellent communication on the defensive end. 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