CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Ayo Dosunmu scored 30 points, Kofi Cockburn added 15 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 18 Illinois beat Indiana 69-60.
The game was close until about midway through the second half, when Dosunmu hit three consecutive 3-pointers to fuel Illinois' 14-0 run.
Andre Curbelo added five assists for Illinois.
Armaan Franklin led Indiana with 23 points, and big man Trayce Jackson-Davis added 11.
Neither team could find the basket in the first three minutes of the game, and the Hoosiers went on a 7-0 run while Illinois went 0 for 7 from the field.
Following a 6-0 Illini run, both teams settled in and traded baskets for most of the opening frame.
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