Kofi Cockburn scored 18 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead Illinois past The Citadel 85-57 on Wednesday night.

It was the fourth double-double of the young season for Cockburn, a muscular, 7-foot freshman.

Cockburn’s 17 rebounds broke a school single-game record for a freshman, previously held by Deon Thomas (16). Cockburn is the only freshman in the country with four double-doubles through five games.

Ayo Dosunmu and Giorgi Bezhanishvili each added 16 points for Illinois (3-1).

Kaelon Harris led The Citadel (1-4) with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

The Illini held the Bulldogs to 7 of 36 shooting (19%) in the first half and scored 51 points in the second half while holding the Bulldogs to 37.

Cockburn had eight points and 11 rebounds as Illinois led 34-20 at the half.

Up 40-20 with 17:56 left in the game, Cockburn brought the crowd to its feet with a monster one-handed dunk.

On the next offensive play for Illinois, the Illini showed their versatility when Trent Frazier nailed a 3-pointer after a takeaway.

Illinois hosts Hampton on Saturday, the third of five-games at the State Farm Center.