Dosunmu, balance help No. 6 Illinois beat No. 10 Duke 83-68
AP
Dec 09, 2020
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Ayo Dosunmu had 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds while sixth-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini shot 58% to beat No. 10 Duke Blue Devils 83-68 on Tuesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Kofi Cockburn added 13 points for the Fighting Illini (4-1), who jumped to a 14-2 lead and never looked back to regroup from last week's loss to No. 2 Baylor.
''We had a lot of time, a lot of preparation to get better and we went hard,'' Dosunmu said. ''We did what good programs are supposed to do: bounce back.''
The Fighting Illini led by 14 at halftime and didn't let the margin slip below double figures, handing the Blue Devils their second nonconference home loss in a week while playing without their famously hostile Cameron Indoor Stadium crowd amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Illinois led by 19 points early in the second half, aided by an outside shooting effort that had the Illini make 7 of 11 3-pointers - including 6 of 8 in the first half as they took control.
Matthew Hurt scored 19 points to lead the Blue Devils (2-2), who shot 40% and made 5 of 22 3-pointers.
''We got beat by a team that's better than we are and older, more mature,'' Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said, ''and they kind of imposed their will on us. ... We're not there yet. We've got a lot to learn.''
BIG PICTURE
Illinois: The Fighting Illini were coming off last week's loss to Baylor in the Jimmy V Classic in Indianapolis, then had a game canceled against Tennessee-Martin. Illinois had lost 11 of 13 road matchups against top-10 opponents, with both wins coming in 1989 from the ''Flyin' Illini'' team that reached the Final Four. But they had little trouble in this one, with freshman Adam Miller hitting three early 3s to help Illinois take over quickly on the way to having six players score in double figures.
''We never got the pedal all the way to the floor because of some turnovers,'' Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. ''But all in all, I felt great about this.''
Duke: Both of the Blue Devils' home nonconference losses this year have come against a highly ranked Big Ten opponent, the first coming Dec. 1 against fourth-ranked Michigan State in the Champions Classic. The Blue Devils struggled to generate consistent offense Tuesday and missed their first 12 3-pointers, falling to 19-3 all time in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
UP NEXT
Illinois: The Fighting Illini visit Missouri on Saturday night.
Duke: The Blue Devils host Charleston Southern on Saturday.
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1st Half
ILL
Fighting Illini
43
DUKE
Blue Devils
29
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Kofi Cockburn vs. Mark Williams (Trent Frazier gains possession)
19:37
+2
Kofi Cockburn makes two point turnaround hook shot
2-0
19:14
+2
Matthew Hurt makes two point jump shot (Jordan Goldwire assists)
2-2
18:49
+3
Da'Monte Williams makes three point jump shot (Adam Miller assists)
5-2
18:23
Jalen Johnson misses two point driving layup
18:21
Da'Monte Williams defensive rebound
18:15
Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot
18:13
Matthew Hurt defensive rebound
18:06
Jordan Goldwire misses two point jump shot
18:04
Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound
17:52
Mark Williams shooting foul (Kofi Cockburn draws the foul)
17:52
Kofi Cockburn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:51
Kofi Cockburn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:51
Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
17:38
Adam Miller personal foul (DJ Steward draws the foul)
17:37
Da'Monte Williams personal foul (Matthew Hurt draws the foul)
17:34
DJ Steward offensive foul
17:34
DJ Steward turnover
17:23
+3
Adam Miller makes three point jump shot (Da'Monte Williams assists)
8-2
16:58
Matthew Hurt misses three point jump shot
16:56
Kofi Cockburn defensive rebound
16:37
Kofi Cockburn misses two point hook shot
16:35
Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
16:22
DJ Steward turnover (lost ball) (Adam Miller steals)
16:17
+2
Da'Monte Williams makes two point finger roll layup
10-2
15:57
Mark Williams turnover (lost ball) (Ayo Dosunmu steals)
15:53
+2
Kofi Cockburn makes two point driving layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
12-2
15:34
Mark Williams misses two point jump shot
15:32
Adam Miller defensive rebound
15:28
Mark Williams shooting foul (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul)
15:28
TV timeout
15:28
+1
Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-2
15:28
+1
Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-2
15:16
Jacob Grandison personal foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
15:05
+2
Matthew Hurt makes two point finger roll layup (Jeremy Roach assists)
14-4
14:56
Andre Curbelo misses two point driving layup
14:54
Jeremy Roach defensive rebound
14:54
Jacob Grandison personal foul (Jeremy Roach draws the foul)
14:44
Matthew Hurt misses three point jump shot
14:42
Jeremy Roach offensive rebound
14:37
Giorgi Bezhanishvili defensive rebound
14:37
Matthew Hurt personal foul (Giorgi Bezhanishvili draws the foul)
14:06
Wendell Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:04
Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound
13:56
+3
Adam Miller makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
17-4
13:37
+2
Joey Baker makes two point pullup jump shot
17-6
13:07
Ayo Dosunmu turnover (traveling)
12:48
Andre Curbelo personal foul (Wendell Moore Jr. draws the foul)
12:45
+2
Matthew Hurt makes two point hook shot
17-8
12:30
+2
Giorgi Bezhanishvili makes two point dunk (Andre Curbelo assists)
19-8
12:21
Wendell Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:21
Fighting Illini defensive rebound
11:51
Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot
11:49
Da'Monte Williams defensive rebound
11:41
+2
Andre Curbelo makes two point finger roll layup
21-8
11:22
+2
Jeremy Roach makes two point pullup jump shot
21-10
11:02
+3
Adam Miller makes three point jump shot (Andre Curbelo assists)
24-10
10:44
Joey Baker misses three point jump shot
10:42
Jordan Goldwire offensive rebound
10:40
Giorgi Bezhanishvili blocks Jordan Goldwire's two point driving layup
10:38
Blue Devils offensive rebound
10:38
TV timeout
10:35
+2
DJ Steward makes two point layup (Jordan Goldwire assists)
24-12
10:22
Kofi Cockburn misses two point dunk
10:20
DJ Steward defensive rebound
9:59
Trent Frazier blocks Jeremy Roach's two point jump shot