It wasn’t pretty but the #20 Fighting Illini escaped Thursday night with a win against a pesky Penn State squad, 60-55 at State Farm Center in Champaign. Illinois struggled to get much offense going but they did get a very welcomed boost from Da’Monte Williams and his 14 points (12 of them on 3s). Craig Choate was at the game tonight and talked with Logan Lee about the atmosphere in Champaign.
With the win, Illinois improves to 21-8 on the season and 14-5 in Big Ten play. The win also guarantees that they will get the much-coveted double-bye in next week’s Big Ten Tournament. A win in Sunday’s regular season finale against Iowa paired with a Wisconsin loss to Nebraska (also on Sunday) would give the Illini a share of the Big Ten regular season title. Either way, Illinois can’t fall to lower than third in the B1G Tournament seedings.
Da’Monte Williams: 14 points, 4-for-10 from 3, 3 rebounds
Kofi Cockburn: 11 points, 6 rebounds
Trent Frazier: 10 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
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