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Illinois beats Wisconsin 74-69

By AP Reporter
Published  February 27, 2021 4:18pm CST
University of Illinois
Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. - Kofi Cockburn scored 19 points and No. 5 Illinois held off Wisconsin to win 74-69 and complete its first regular-season sweep in this series since 2005.

Wisconsin's D'Mitrik Trice scored 19 points in the final 2 minutes, 12 seconds.

Wisconsin trailed by 13 with less than three minutes left but got within one on Trice's 3-pointer with 6.7 seconds remaining.

Trice finished with 29 points. Illinois was playing without All-American candidate Ayo Dosunmu, who missed a second straight game after breaking his nose during a loss at Michigan State.

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