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Cockburn leads No. 12 Illinois past slumping No. 19 Spartans

AP
Feb 19, 2022

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Kofi Cockburn scored 27 points, Jacob Grandison had a season-high 24 and No. 12 Illinois held off No. 19 Michigan State 79-74 on Saturday.

Illinois (19-7, 12-4 Big Ten) moved ahead of No. 15 Wisconsin and into a first-place tie with No. 5 Purdue in the conference standings.

''That went about how I thought it would,'' Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. ''I loved the fight and the grit, and that what I thought it took today.''

Tyson Walker scored a season-high 26 points and A.J. Hoggard had 15 for the Spartans (18-9, 9-6), who never led and trailed by as many as 16 points in the second half. Michigan State has lost four of five.

''I didn't think we competed in the first half,'' Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. ''In the second half, we scored 52 points against the best defensive team in the league. I don't like saying we'll learn from a loss, but I think we'll learn from this. I think we competed harder (in the second half), but we couldn't get over that 10-point stretch.''

The Spartans rallied down the stretch, cutting the lead to two points several times in the final two minutes, before Trent Frazier made a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left to put the game out of reach. Frazier finished with 12 points.

''He went about 13 seconds too early,'' Underwood said. ''The play was an option for him and Kofi, and he just went early.''

Michigan State shot 31% from the floor in the first half and trailed 34-22 at the break but heated up after halftime, finishing the game at 46.8% shooting to Illinois' 45%.

Underwood defeated Izzo's Spartans in East Lansing for the first time.

''It's a box checked off,'' Underwood said. ''And it so happens that it keeps us in first.''

Cockburn scored in double figures for the 36th straight game, the third-longest such streak in the nation.

BIG PICTURE

Illinois: The Illini had lost two of their previous three games, falling at Rutgers and at Purdue. Three of their final four regular-season games are at home as they chase a Big Ten title.

Michigan State: The Spartans could fall out of the AP Top 25 after going 0-2 this week.

UP NEXT

Illinois: Hosts No. 18 Ohio State on Thursday.

Michigan State: At Iowa on Tuesday.

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1st Half
ILL
Fighting Illini
34
MIST
Spartans
22

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Kofi Cockburn vs. Marcus Bingham Jr. (Max Christie gains possession)
19:44		A.J. Hoggard misses two point jump shot
19:42		Da'Monte Williams defensive rebound
19:27		Alfonso Plummer misses three point jump shot
19:25		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
19:20	+2	Alfonso Plummer makes two point jump shot (Jacob Grandison assists)	2-0
18:59		Joey Hauser misses three point jump shot
18:57		Kofi Cockburn defensive rebound
18:47		Jacob Grandison misses three point jump shot
18:45		A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound
18:33	+2	Gabe Brown makes two point pullup jump shot (Joey Hauser assists)	2-2
18:20	+3	Jacob Grandison makes three point jump shot (Kofi Cockburn assists)	5-2
17:54		Marcus Bingham Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Da'Monte Williams steals)
17:49	+2	Da'Monte Williams makes two point layup	7-2
17:29		Jacob Grandison shooting foul (A.J. Hoggard draws the foul)
17:29	+1	A.J. Hoggard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-3
17:29		A.J. Hoggard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:29		Jacob Grandison defensive rebound
17:16		Kofi Cockburn misses two point hook shot
17:14		Julius Marble II defensive rebound
17:10		A.J. Hoggard turnover (bad pass) (Da'Monte Williams steals)
17:04		Alfonso Plummer misses two point layup
17:02		Julius Marble II defensive rebound
16:43	+3	Gabe Brown makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	7-6
16:29		Kofi Cockburn offensive foul (Julius Marble II draws the foul)
16:29		Kofi Cockburn turnover
16:04		Malik Hall misses two point turnaround jump shot
16:02		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
15:46		Trent Frazier misses three point jump shot
15:44		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
15:42		TV timeout
15:25		RJ Melendez turnover (bad pass) (Gabe Brown steals)
15:13		Omar Payne personal foul (Julius Marble II draws the foul)
14:58		Jaden Akins misses two point pullup jump shot
14:56		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
14:45		Malik Hall shooting foul (Omar Payne draws the foul)
14:44	+1	Omar Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-6
14:44		Omar Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:44		Malik Hall defensive rebound
14:44		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
14:42		Andre Curbelo defensive rebound
14:10	+2	Coleman Hawkins makes two point jump shot (Andre Curbelo assists)	10-6
13:46		Tyson Walker misses two point jump shot
13:44		Omar Payne defensive rebound
13:42		Marcus Bingham Jr. personal foul
13:32		Marcus Bingham Jr. blocks Andre Curbelo's two point layup
13:30		Marcus Bingham Jr. defensive rebound
13:21	+2	A.J. Hoggard makes two point layup	10-8
13:09	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point layup (Andre Curbelo assists)	12-8
13:02		Jaden Akins offensive foul (Andre Curbelo draws the foul)
13:02		Jaden Akins turnover
12:43		Andre Curbelo misses three point jump shot
12:41		Kofi Cockburn offensive rebound
12:39		Gabe Brown shooting foul (Kofi Cockburn draws the foul)
12:39	+1	Kofi Cockburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-8
12:39	+1	Kofi Cockburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-8
12:22		Marcus Bingham Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:20		Max Christie offensive rebound
12:19		Andre Curbelo personal foul (Max Christie draws the foul)
12:17		Max Christie misses two point jump shot
12:15		Da'Monte Williams defensive rebound
12:16		Gabe Brown personal foul (Da'Monte Williams draws the foul)
12:08	+3	Jacob Grandison makes three point jump shot (Trent Frazier assists)	17-8
11:51		Julius Marble II misses two point jump shot
11:49		Julius Marble II offensive rebound
11:43		A.J. Hoggard misses two point jump shot
11:41		Da'Monte Williams defensive rebound
11:34		Jacob Grandison misses three point jump shot
11:32		A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound
11:21		Max Christie misses two point jump shot
11:19		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
11:19		TV timeout
10:56		Coleman Hawkins misses two point layup
10:54		Max Christie defensive rebound
10:46		A.J. Hoggard turnover (bad pass)
10:29		Trent Frazier misses three point jump shot
10:27		Malik Hall defensive rebound
10:05		Julius Marble II misses two point reverse layup
10:03		Kofi Cockburn defensive rebound
9:45	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point dunk (Coleman Hawkins assists)	19-8
9:21		Pierre Brooks misses three point jump shot
9:19		Julius Marble II offensive rebound
9:13		Max Christie misses two point jump shot
9:11		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
8:45		Trent Frazier misses three point jump shot
8:43		Julius Marble II defensive rebound
8:42		Julius Marble II turnover (lost ball) (Coleman Hawkins steals)
8:30		Trent Frazier misses three point jump shot
8:28		Tyson Walker defensive rebound
8:12		Omar Payne personal foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul)
7:57		Pierre Brooks misses two point floating jump shot
7:55		Spartans offensive rebound
7:55		TV timeout
7:51		Malik Hall turnover (bad pass) (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk steals)
7:43		Andre Curbelo misses two point jump shot
7:41		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
7:29		Andre Curbelo turnover (bad pass) (Malik Hall steals)
7:03	+2	A.J. Hoggard makes two point pullup jump shot	19-10
6:42		Mady Sissoko personal foul (Alfonso Plummer draws the foul)
6:35		Trent Frazier misses three point jump shot
6:33		Kofi Cockburn offensive rebound
6:29		Kofi Cockburn misses two point layup
6:27		Malik Hall defensive rebound
6:17		A.J. Hoggard misses two point floating jump shot
6:15		Spartans offensive rebound
6:06	+2	Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot	19-12
5:49		Kofi Cockburn turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Bingham Jr. steals)
5:44		A.J. Hoggard misses two point layup
5:42		Malik Hall offensive rebound
5:30		Marcus Bingham Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:28		Kofi Cockburn defensive rebound
5:14	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point layup (Jacob Grandison assists)	21-12
4:57		Tyson Walker turnover (lost ball) (Kofi Cockburn steals)
4:48	+3	Jacob Grandison makes three point jump shot (Trent Frazier assists)	24-12
4:46		Spartans 30 second timeout
4:38		Coleman Hawkins personal foul (Malik Hall draws the foul)
4:35		Gabe Brown misses three point jump shot
4:33		Joey Hauser offensive rebound
4:27		Andre Curbelo shooting foul (A.J. Hoggard draws the foul)
4:28		A.J. Hoggard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:28	+1	A.J. Hoggard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-13
4:16		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
4:14		Kofi Cockburn offensive rebound
4:10		A.J. Hoggard shooting foul (Alfonso Plummer draws the foul)
4:10		Alfonso Plummer misses regular free throw 1 of 3
4:10	+1	Alfonso Plummer makes regular free throw 2 of 3	25-13
4:10	+1	Alfonso Plummer makes regular free throw 3 of 3	26-13
3:49	+3	Joey Hauser makes three point jump shot (Tyson Walker assists)	26-16
3:18		A.J. Hoggard blocks Alfonso Plummer's two point jump shot
3:16		Coleman Hawkins offensive rebound
3:14		Coleman Hawkins misses two point hook shot
3:12		Julius Marble II defensive rebound
3:07	+2	Max Christie makes two point layup	26-18
3:07		Omar Payne shooting foul (Max Christie draws the foul)
3:07		TV timeout
3:07		Max Christie misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:07		Jacob Grandison defensive rebound
2:50		Tyson Walker blocks Trent Frazier's two point layup
2:48		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
2:38	+3	Jacob Grandison makes three point jump shot (Trent Frazier assists)	29-18
2:10	+2	Julius Marble II makes two point hook shot (Joey Hauser assists)	29-20
1:44	+2	Alfonso Plummer makes two point driving layup	31-20
1:24		Julius Marble II misses two point layup
1:22		Alfonso Plummer defensive rebound
1:19		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
0:54	+3	Jacob Grandison makes three point jump shot (Alfonso Plummer assists)	34-20
0:30	+2	Julius Marble II makes two point jump shot (Tyson Walker assists)	34-22
0:06		Da'Monte Williams misses three point jump shot
0:04		Trent Frazier offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ILL
Fighting Illini
45
MIST
Spartans
52

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	Jacob Grandison makes two point layup	36-22
19:28	+2	Max Christie makes two point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	36-24
18:58	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point layup (Trent Frazier assists)	38-24
18:40		Marcus Bingham Jr. offensive foul
18:40		Marcus Bingham Jr. turnover
18:27	+2	Alfonso Plummer makes two point jump shot	40-24
17:58	+2	A.J. Hoggard makes two point jump shot	40-26
17:44		Kofi Cockburn misses two point hook shot
17:42		Joey Hauser defensive rebound
17:36	+2	A.J. Hoggard makes two point layup	40-28
17:15		Jacob Grandison misses three point jump shot
17:13		Marcus Bingham Jr. defensive rebound
17:04	+3	Marcus Bingham Jr. makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	40-31
16:47		Alfonso Plummer misses three point jump shot
16:45		Gabe Brown defensive rebound
16:21		Marcus Bingham Jr. offensive foul
16:21		Marcus Bingham Jr. turnover
16:08		Joey Hauser shooting foul (Jacob Grandison draws the foul)
16:08	+1	Jacob Grandison makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-31
16:08	+1	Jacob Grandison makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-31
15:56		TV timeout
15:48		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk personal foul (Julius Marble II draws the foul)
15:43		Max Christie misses two point jump shot
15:41		Max Christie offensive rebound
15:36	+2	Julius Marble II makes two point layup (A.J. Hoggard assists)	42-33
15:23		Andre Curbelo misses three point jump shot
15:21		Max Christie defensive rebound
15:14		Andre Curbelo personal foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul)
15:03		Kofi Cockburn personal foul (Julius Marble II draws the foul)
15:02		Malik Hall misses three point jump shot
15:00		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
14:41	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point layup (Jacob Grandison assists)	44-33
14:41		Julius Marble II shooting foul (Kofi Cockburn draws the foul)
14:41	+1	Kofi Cockburn makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-33
14:30		Max Christie misses three point jump shot
14:28		Malik Hall offensive rebound
14:23		Coleman Hawkins blocks Malik Hall's two point layup
14:21		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
14:15		Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot
14:13		Kofi Cockburn offensive rebound
14:13	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point tip shot	47-33
13:49		Jacob Grandison personal foul (Gabe Brown draws the foul)
13:38	+2	Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot	47-35
13:22		Alfonso Plummer misses two point layup
13:20		Spartans defensive rebound
13:05		Alfonso Plummer shooting foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul)
13:05	+1	Tyson Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-36
13:05	+1	Tyson Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-37
12:45		Jacob Grandison turnover (lost ball) (A.J. Hoggard steals)
12:39	+2	Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	47-39
12:16		Alfonso Plummer misses three point jump shot
12:14		Jacob Grandison offensive rebound
12:16	+2	Jacob Grandison makes two point layup	49-39
12:06		Jacob Grandison shooting foul (Joey Hauser draws the foul)
12:06	+1	Joey Hauser makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-40
12:06	+1	Joey Hauser makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-41
11:51	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point hook shot (Jacob Grandison assists)	51-41
11:51		Julius Marble II shooting foul (Kofi Cockburn draws the foul)
11:51		TV timeout
11:51		Kofi Cockburn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:51		A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound
11:30		Gabe Brown misses two point jump shot
11:28		Joey Hauser offensive rebound
11:08		Gabe Brown misses two point layup
11:06		Kofi Cockburn defensive rebound
11:00	+3	Jacob Grandison makes three point jump shot (Trent Frazier assists)	54-41
10:44		A.J. Hoggard misses two point jump shot
10:42		A.J. Hoggard offensive rebound
10:37	+3	Joey Hauser makes three point jump shot (Gabe Brown assists)	54-44
10:23		Kofi Cockburn misses two point layup
10:21		Kofi Cockburn offensive rebound
10:22	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point layup	56-44
10:22		Joey Hauser shooting foul (Kofi Cockburn draws the foul)
10:22	+1	Kofi Cockburn makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-44
10:14		Tyson Walker misses two point layup
10:12		Spartans offensive rebound
10:06		Gabe Brown misses three point jump shot
10:04		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
9:57		Malik Hall personal foul (Trent Frazier draws the foul)
9:57	+1	Trent Frazier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-44
9:57	+1	Trent Frazier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-44
9:44	+2	Max Christie makes two point jump shot (Tyson Walker assists)	59-46
9:15		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
9:13		Omar Payne offensive rebound
9:10	+3	Trent Frazier makes three point jump shot (Coleman Hawkins assists)	62-46
8:48		Gabe Brown misses three point jump shot
8:46		Trent Frazier defensive rebound
8:29		RJ Melendez turnover (bad pass)
8:14	+2	A.J. Hoggard makes two point layup (Malik Hall assists)	62-48
8:14		Alfonso Plummer shooting foul (A.J. Hoggard draws the foul)
8:14	+1	A.J. Hoggard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-49
7:55		Max Christie personal foul (Omar Payne draws the foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:55		Omar Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:55		Malik Hall defensive rebound
7:42	+3	Joey Hauser makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	62-52
7:33		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
7:33		TV timeout
7:24		Kofi Cockburn misses two point layup
7:22		Max Christie defensive rebound
7:06		Max Christie offensive foul (Jacob Grandison draws the foul)
7:06		Max Christie turnover
6:50		Kofi Cockburn turnover (lost ball) (Malik Hall steals)
6:44		Max Christie misses three point jump shot
6:42		Trent Frazier defensive rebound
6:38		Joey Hauser personal foul (Trent Frazier draws the foul)
6:38	+1	Trent Frazier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-52
6:38	+1	Trent Frazier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-52
6:28	+2	Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot	64-54
6:03	+2	Andre Curbelo makes two point layup	66-54
5:50		Joey Hauser misses three point jump shot
5:48		Andre Curbelo defensive rebound
5:28		Joey Hauser shooting foul (Kofi Cockburn draws the foul)
5:28	+1	Kofi Cockburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-54
5:28		Kofi Cockburn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:28		Julius Marble II defensive rebound
5:06	+3	Tyson Walker makes three point jump shot	67-57
4:39		Julius Marble II blocks Da'Monte Williams's two point layup
4:37		Jacob Grandison offensive rebound
4:28		Jacob Grandison misses three point jump shot
4:26		Julius Marble II defensive rebound
4:24	+2	Julius Marble II makes two point hook shot (Tyson Walker assists)	67-59
4:24		Spartans 30 second timeout
4:24		TV timeout
4:07		Da'Monte Williams misses three point jump shot
4:05		Julius Marble II defensive rebound
3:47	+3	Tyson Walker makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	67-62
3:47		Jacob Grandison personal foul (Julius Marble II draws the foul)
3:47		Julius Marble II misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:47		Jacob Grandison defensive rebound
3:33		Kofi Cockburn turnover (3-second violation)
3:12	+2	Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot	67-64
2:46	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point layup (Da'Monte Williams assists)	69-64
2:28	+3	Tyson Walker makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	69-67
1:57	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point hook shot (Jacob Grandison assists)	71-67
1:57		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
1:51	+2	A.J. Hoggard makes two point layup (Tyson Walker assists)	71-69
1:38		Julius Marble II personal foul (Kofi Cockburn draws the foul)
1:38	+1	Kofi Cockburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-69
1:38	+1	Kofi Cockburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-69
1:24	+2	Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot	73-71
1:12		Tyson Walker personal foul (Andre Curbelo draws the foul)
1:12	+1	Andre Curbelo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-71
1:12		Andre Curbelo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:12		Julius Marble II defensive rebound
1:03		A.J. Hoggard turnover (lost ball) (Andre Curbelo steals)
0:58	+2	Trent Frazier makes two point layup	75-72
0:47	+2	Tyson Walker makes two point layup (Julius Marble II assists)	75-74
0:47		Andre Curbelo shooting foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Tyson Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	75-75
0:47		Spartans 60 second timeout
0:25	+3	Trent Frazier makes three point jump shot	79-74
0:06		Gabe Brown misses three point jump shot
0:04		Da'Monte Williams defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Da'Monte Williams defensive rebound