CHAMPAIGN — Brooks Black secured a pin at 285 pounds Sunday for Illinois wrestling, handing the Illini a 25-24 comeback win over Northwestern at Huff Hall.
Black needed just 1 minute, 53 seconds to pin the Wildcats’ Conan Jennings, helping Illinois (12-5, 3-5 Big Ten) overcome a five-point deficit in the final bout.
“He told me one time when he was a freshman that if the match ever came down to him, he’s going to win,” Illini coach Jim Heffernan said of Black. “That’s the first time it has (come down to Black), and he found a way to win.