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Illinois Blows By North Carolina A&T

Kofi Cockburn scored a career-high 26 points and Illinois beat North Carolina A&T 95-64 on Sunday.

 

The 7-foot freshman also grabbed nine rebounds, narrowly missing his seventh double-double in 13 games. Cockburn has more double-doubles this season than any other freshman in the country. He scored 23 points on two occasions earlier this season against Grand Canyon and Miami.

 

Ayo Dosunmu had 19 points and Alan Griffin added 18 for Illinois (9-4).

 

Tyler Maye and Devin Haygood scored 12 points each for North Carolina A&T (3-11). Ronald Jackson added 10 points for the Aggies.

 

Illinois has had issues this year with slow starts but led 50-34 at the half. The Illini put together a 6-0 run early in the game and a 14-2 run fueled by back-to-back 3-pointers from Trent Frazier in the closing minutes of the half. 

 

Illinois shot 53% (36 of 68) from the field.

 

North Carolina A&T turned the ball over 18 times, leading to 28 Illinois points. The Illini turned the ball over only nine times.

 

Illinois kicks off its Big Ten schedule on Thursday at No. 14 Michigan State.

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