Terry Towery | The Seattle Times

January 2, 2021 at 5:38 pm

Cockburn and Dosunmu lead No. 15 Illinois past Purdue 66-58 VIEW

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Ayo Dosunmu scored 12 and No. 15 Illinois beat Purdue 66-58 on Saturday....

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December 26, 2020 at 4:32 pm

Dosunmu scores 30 to lead No. 18 Illinois past Indiana 69-60

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu scored 30 points, Kofi Cockburn added 15 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 18 Illinois beat Indiana 69-60 on...

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December 21, 2020 at 2:46 pm

New Illinois coach to make homegrown talent a priority

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — New Illinois coach Bret Bielema said Monday he hopes to have a staff in place by early January and is already...

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December 15, 2020 at 6:47 pm

Cockburn scores 33 as No. 13 Illinois routs Minnesota 92-65 VIEW

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in only 25 minutes to lead No. 13 Illinois past...

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December 5, 2020 at 4:24 pm

No. 24 Iowa scores 35 straight to beat Illinois 35-21

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Spencer Petras threw three touchdown passes and No. 24 Iowa scored 35 straight points after trailing by two touchdowns early to...

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November 25, 2020 at 1:33 pm

Dosunmu, Miller lead No. 8 Illinois past NC A&T 122-60

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu scored a career-high 28 points, freshman Adam Miller also scored 28 and No. 8 Illinois beat North Carolina A&T...

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October 31, 2020 at 12:50 pm

Purdue beats quarterback-depleted Illinois 31-24 VIEW

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Aiden O’Connell passed for two touchdowns and Purdue hung on to beat a COVID-19-decimated Illinois team that was down to its...

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October 31, 2020 at 9:22 am

Illinois starting QB scratched after positive COVID test

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois starting quarterback Brandon Peters was announced as a scratch shortly before kickoff against Purdue Saturday due to a positive COVID-19...

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March 8, 2020 at 7:42 pm

Dosunmu, No. 23 Illinois hold off No. 18 Iowa 78-76

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The rivalry between Illinois and Iowa is heating up. “Basically, they want to kill us, and we want to kill them,”...

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March 1, 2020 at 1:57 pm

Dosunmu scores 17 Illini hold off Hoosiers 67-66 VIEW

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu is becoming legendary at Illinois for his hustle, talent and an intangible yet reliable ability to take over a...

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