D.J. Richardson

Coppin State head coach Ron Mitchell knew he would have his hands full with Meyers Leonard.In an attempt to slow the 7-foot-1 Illinois center, Mitchell and Coppin State turned to a zone-heavy defense, but the hot-shooting Illini handled it with ease in an 80-63 win over the Eagles on Sunday night."I felt that the best way to play Illinois would have been with a zone," Mitchell said. "I think — I know — that wasn't the best thing."Illinois made a season-best 10 3-pointers, which helped open things up for Leonard, who finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds for his second career double-double."He's 7-1 and I have a midget squad," Mitchell said. "I have to try and do the best I can with what I have."Having faced No. 9 Connecticut, Purdue and Oklahoma already this season, the difference in height was nothing new to Coppin State."We've been facing matchup problems all year, that's nothing new to us," Mitchell said. "With the schedule we've played, we played against people bigger than us."D....

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