Illini Comeback Falls Short Losing to MSU, 70-69
By Jeff Mayfield

[February 12, 2020]  The Illinois Fighting Illini came out flat as a pancake, shooting a lackluster 26% from the field in the first half, scoring only 20 points, missing several free throws, and all of that came back to haunt them when they lost in the final seconds Tuesday night in the State Farm Center.

They did overcome a 20-point deficit and actually took the lead a couple of times but couldn’t hold on as they lost a heartbreaking game to the Michigan State Spartans 70-69.
To add insult to the jarring loss, Illini star Ayo Dosunmu was injured trying to make a winning move on the game’s final play and we won’t know the extent of his injuries until later today.

Ayo Dosunmu did lead the way for Illinois with 17 points. Andres Feliz scored 15 and Kofi Cockburn added 11 and had a last minute and1 that rimmed out that may have won the game.

The loss makes the Illini 16-8, 8-5 with two rough road tilts coming up, first to Rutgers then to Penn State. They’ll be made all the more difficult without the services of Dosunmu their leader.

[By JEFF MAYFIELD]

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