GAME RECAP
Impact player
Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois
The 6-foot-5 freshman guard scored 15 of his team-high 23 points in the first half. Dosunmu shot 9-for-13 from the field.
BY THE NUMBERS
56.1 Illinois field goal percentage (37-for-66)
39-26 The Illini’s rebounding edge against the Gophers, including 12 of them on offensive end.
3-for-14 Minnesota’s three-point shooting (21 percent). Illinois was 8-for-16.
MARCUS FULLER
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