In the afternoon, Illinois No. 5 (1 Five-Five, 11-3) travels to “The Barn” at Williams Arena (13-9, 6-9) for a Saturday afternoon game.
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Date/Time/Place: Friday, February 20, 2021: 2:30 p. m. CST, Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Capacity: N/A (DO NOT)
Records: Illinois 15-5, 11-3 at Big Ten Conference; 21-10, 13-7 in the Big Ten Conference in the 2019-2020 season. Minnesota is 13-9, 6-9 in the Big Ten Conference; 15-16 (8-12 in the Big Ten Conference) in the 2019-2020 season.
Line: Illinois through 4
Series Notes: Illinois leads the all-time series 125-68 and Minnesota leads the series in Minneapolis at 48-45. Illinois won the game in Champaign (92-65) for its margin of victory in its first Big Ten game since 1984.
TV: FOX; Brandon Gaudin (play by play), Stephen Bardo (analyst)
Radio (Illinois): Brian Barnhart (PBP), Doug Altenberger (analyst).
Ayo Dosunmu – G
Trent Frazier – G
Adam Miller – G
Jacob Grandison – F
Kofi Cockburn – C
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Marcus Carr – G
Jamal Mashburn – G
Tre ‘Williams – G
Brandon Johnson – F
Liam Robbins – F
Illinois Fighting Illini escort Trent Frazier (1) led the basket while Minnesota Gophers middle Daniel Oturu (25) defended in the part at Williams Arena.
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TIMEOUT MEDIA: 1 five: 17 remaining in first place – Not five Illinois 9, Minnesota 8 – ToChampaign, Kofi Cockburn had 33 problems, the most of his career, and Minnesota doubled and tripled 7 feet each and every time he hit it. He’s still got four problems.
Trent Frazier does the task of keeping Marcus Carr moving forward defensively.