Minnesota defeated Illinois 86-75 in front of shockingly high 9,565 people at Williams Arena. With the win, Minnesota is 6-4 in Big Ten play and 16-4 overall. Amir Coffey led all Minnesota scorers with 18 points.
You would have been forgiven as a Minnesota partisan for being a bit worried after the first half. The Gophers were able to score against Illinois, but gave the ball away several times and had no answer for Trent Frazier.
It was even a close game at the under 16 of the second, with Illinois holding a 5 point lead.