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No. 13 Illini survive scare against Northwestern, 73-66 | 2022-02-14 06:52:29
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No. 13 Illini survive scare against Northwestern, 73-66 | 2022-02-14 06:52:29
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to help No. 13 Illinois stave off a late comeback by Northwestern to beat the Wildcats 73-66 on Sunday. Illinois led by 18 points after Alfonso Plummer’s 3-pointer with 13:05 left, but Northwestern responded with a 19-2 run to pull within one point with 6:16 to go.
Naz Hillmon had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 8 Michigan rolled to an 83-44 victory over Wisconsin on Thursday night.
Angel Reese scored 18 points to lead No. 8 Maryland over Rutgers 74-59 on Sunday.
Holly Hart/AP CHAMPAIGN — E.J. Liddell scored 26 points and No. 21 Ohio State beat No. 14 Illinois 87-81 in a brutal Big Ten matchup on Saturday. The game was especially physical in the second half. One technical was called, on Ohio State’s Duane Washington Jr., and the officials had to step in many times to avoid fights. Illinois, often mentioned as a possible Final Four team, sustained back-to-back losses for the first time this season. “We had tremendous respect for this Illinois team and came in knowing they were coming off a tough loss (to unranked Maryland),” Ohio State coa...