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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1565606" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/cockburn-leads-illini-to-blowout-victory/article_733e11dd-30d3-5a53-976f-b9f5ad867536.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p>CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Andre Curbelo’s pass landed in the hands of Kofi Cockburn, serving up the perfect dish for the Illinois sophomore to cook up his 30-burger. It was the main course on a night that Cockburn feasted.</p><p>Illinois’ 7-foot mass of humanity ripped the ball around Minnesota defender Both Gach, left his feet and hammered home a two-handed dunk for his 31st point of the night. On the next trip down the court, Cockburn got fouled and hit both of his free throws to end his night with a 33-point, 13-rebound game, the former a new career high as No. 13 Illinois’ thoroughly dominated Minnesota 92-65 at the State Farm Center on Thursday in the Big Ten opener for both teams.</p><p></p><p>“We had three words tonight: Communicate, walls and stick,” Underwood said. “It was about communicating constantly. We talk and it brings energy. We wanted to have walls where Marcus Carr saw nothing but bodies and walls of us in front of him. The other was stick and rebound.”</p><p></p><p>----------------------------------</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]6822[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Feels good to be dancing again....WOW</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1565606, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/cockburn-leads-illini-to-blowout-victory/article_733e11dd-30d3-5a53-976f-b9f5ad867536.html[/URL] CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Andre Curbelo’s pass landed in the hands of Kofi Cockburn, serving up the perfect dish for the Illinois sophomore to cook up his 30-burger. It was the main course on a night that Cockburn feasted. Illinois’ 7-foot mass of humanity ripped the ball around Minnesota defender Both Gach, left his feet and hammered home a two-handed dunk for his 31st point of the night. On the next trip down the court, Cockburn got fouled and hit both of his free throws to end his night with a 33-point, 13-rebound game, the former a new career high as No. 13 Illinois’ thoroughly dominated Minnesota 92-65 at the State Farm Center on Thursday in the Big Ten opener for both teams. “We had three words tonight: Communicate, walls and stick,” Underwood said. “It was about communicating constantly. We talk and it brings energy. We wanted to have walls where Marcus Carr saw nothing but bodies and walls of us in front of him. The other was stick and rebound.” ---------------------------------- [ATTACH type="full"]6822[/ATTACH] Feels good to be dancing again....WOW [/QUOTE]
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