In Kofi Cockburn’s return to the lineup, #24 Illinois needed all 22 of his points to beat Northwestern 59-56 in Evanston. The Wildcats (9-10, 2-8) battled back from a halftime deficit to take a six point lead on the Illini at 46-40 but Illinois (15-5, 8-2) went on a 19-10 run to end the game. Craig Choate and Logan Lee breakdown the win in this No One Asked Us Illini Postgame Show.
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Illinois is now 15-5 overall and 8-2 in the Big Ten. They’re back at the State Farm Center on Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. ET to play #11 Wisconsin.
Kofi Cockburn: 22 points, 9 rebounds
Alfonso Plummer: 9 points, 3 rebounds
Da’Monte Williams: 5 points, 3 assists, 9 rebounds
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