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Kofi Cockburn finished with 13 points and 10
rebounds for Illinois. Ayo Dosunmu also had 13 points, and Trent
Frazier scored 10.
Daniel Oturu had 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting to lead Minnesota
(11-10, 5-6). Marcus Carr finished with seven points and nine
rebounds.
Illinois closed the game on a 7-0 run to seal the victory.
The Golden Gophers battled back into contention with a 7-0 run
to pull within 50-47 with 3:05 left. Oturu had four points
during the run while Gabe Kalscheur knocked down a 3-pointer.
Illinois endured a cold stretch in which it missed 13 of 14
attempts from the field in the second half. Feliz made a layup
with 5:48 left to end the quiet spell and put the Fighting
Illini ahead 46-38.
The shot seemed to unlock Illinois' offense, which followed up
with two baskets on its next two possessions to increase its
lead to 50-40 with 4:44 remaining.
Minnesota earlier went on a 7-0 run to cut its deficit to 41-35
with 12:05 remaining. Alihan Demir made a pair of free throws,
Carr drained a 3-pointer and Michael Hurt made a layup for the
Golden Gophers, prompting Illinois to call timeout to regroup.
The Fighting Illini opened up their first double-digit advantage
when they went ahead 36-26 with 15:40 to play. Feliz made a jump
shot to cap an 8-0 run that also included baskets by Frazier,
Giorgi Bezhanishvili and Cockburn.
Illinois led 24-20 at the half.
The score was even at 11-11 before Frazier made back-to-back
3-pointers to put Illinois on top by six with 7:12 remaining in
the first half. Dosunmu picked up the assist on Frazier's first
shot from long range, and Bezhanishvili assisted on the next
one.
--Field Level Media
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