Illinois holds off Ohio

Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points, KofiCockburn had 13 points and 11 rebounds for his 15th double-double in 35 games and No. 8 Illinois rallied to beat Ohio 77-75 on Friday at State Farm Center in Champaign.

The Bobcats went ahead 71-67 on Jason Preston’s free throw with 1:56 remaining. Dosunmu tied it at 71 with a three-pointer, and Da’MonteWilliams put the Illini (3-0) ahead 74-73 on a three with 35 seconds left.

Wilson hit a jumper with 7.9 seconds left to give Ohio its last lead. After a timeout, Dosumnu was fouled going to the basket and sank both free throws to put Illinois up 76-75 with two seconds remaining.

Preston had a game-high 31 points for the Bobcats (2-1).

Ohio forced Illinois into an uncharacteristic 16 turnoverswhile only committing seven.

† Luka Garza had 41 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots, and host No. 5 Iowa beat Southern 103-76. Garza was 14-for-15 from the field, making all three of his three-point attempts, and was 10-for-12 on free throws for the Hawkeyes (2-0).

† San Francisco pulled the biggest upset of the young season, using a late 8-0 run to beat No. 4 Virginia 61-60 in the Homelight Classic. USF’s last win against a top-five team was Dec. 29, 1981.

† No. 3 Villanova added a third game at Connecticut’s “Bubbleville” (Saturday at the Mohegan Sun arena against Virginia Tech). Temple had been scheduled to be the Hokies’ opponent, but it paused activities for 14 days after a positive coronavirus test.

† Arizona canceled its home game Sunday againstUTEP after a positive test in the Miners’ program.