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Cockburn broke an Illini single-game record for
rebounds by a freshmen late in the second half, which was
previously held by Deon Thomas. The 7-foot center shot 8-for-13
from the field. Cockburn entered the nonconference game
averaging 14.3 points, 11.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.
Sophomore guard Ayo Dosunmu finished with 16 points on 7-for-15
shooting, Trent Frazier had nine points and five assists, and
Andres Feliz scored eight points for Illinois (4-1).
Kaelon Harris was one of the lone bright spots for the Bulldogs
(1-4) with 19 points and 10 boards. Freshman guard Rudy
Fitzgibbons III scored nine off the bench.
Feliz sank a layup and Dosunmu and Cockburn added consecutive
dunks to pad Illinois' lead to 73-45 with 7:38 to play.
The Illini were averaging 19.5 turnovers per game, tied for
342nd out of 350 teams in the country, but they committed just
13 turnovers. Illinois had its second straight strong game
limiting opponents' 3-point percentage, as the Bulldogs shot
26.3 percent (10-for-38) from long range after Hawaii was
3-for-22 (13.6 percent) in the Illini's Monday win.
Cockburn scored eight points to spark the Illini to an 17-7 lead
with eight minutes remaining in the first half. The Bulldogs
struggled getting offensive rebounds and made just three of
their first 21 shots, including 1 for 12 from beyond the arc.
The Illini's defense played a big part in the Bulldogs shooting
12.9 percent in the first 17 minutes.
The Illini had their early shooting problems, misfiring on all
eight of their first half 3-point tries, but their strong inside
play and rebounding led to a 28-10 lead at the 4:04 mark.
Illinois finished the first half shooting 37.1 percent to go
with 29 rebounds to lead 34-20. The Bulldogs shot 19.4 percent
(7-for-36) before the break.
--Field Level Media
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