Isles Beat Buffalo, Complete Two-Game 'Sweep' of Sabres
ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021 SPORTS 15 No. 24 Arkansas tops Florida 75-64 for 7th straight SEC win Cockburn, Dosunmu lead No. 5 Illini past Northwestern CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Feb 17, (AP): Kofi Cockburn had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Ayo Dosunmu added 13 points and No. 5 Illinois beat North- western 73-66. Cockburn got his 14th double-dou- ble of the season for the Illini (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten), who took control early in their sixth straight win. Chase Audige scored 22 points for Northwestern (6-13, 3-12). Pete Nance added 14 points for the Wildcats, who lost their 12th straight. Illinois led 25-7 but saw its lead cut to two points with 1:30 left. Dosunmu, quiet most of the night, hit a long 3-pointer to ice the win. Illinois had several early scoring runs despite foul trouble for Cockburn, who sat for all but fi ve minutes of the fi rst half. The Illini shot 60% from the fi eld before the break to Northwest- ern’s 37% and led 38-26 at halftime. Northwestern regrouped, going on a 14-4 run to cut the lead to four points. Illinois’ Trent Frazier hit a 3-pointer and Cockburn followed with a layup. Arkansas 75, Florida 64 In Fayetteville, Arkansas, Davonte Davis led four Arkansas players in double fi gures with 18 points, propel- ling the No. 24 Razorbacks over Flor- ida 75-64. Arkansas (17-5, 9-4 Southeastern Conference) entered the Top 25 on Monday for the fi rst time since 2018 and has won seven straight league games.
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