No. 14 Illini hold off K-state in HOF Classic
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kofi Cockburn had 23 points and 13 rebounds, Alfonso Plummer hit seven 3-pointers and added 21 points, and No. 14 Illinois held off pesky Kansas State 72-64 on Tuesday night in the consolation game of the Hall of Fame Classic.
Plummer finished 7 of 9 from beyond the arc, and the Illini (3-2) went 12 of 26 from 3 as a team, as they bounced back from a 7151 blowout loss to Cincinnati in the semifinals to avoid their third consecutive loss.
It came at a cost, though: Trent Frazier, who scored 23 points against Marquette but was held scoreless by the Bearcats, hurt his left knee midway through the second half. The Illini guard was 0 for 5 from the field but had five assists at the time.
Markquis Nowell scored 19 points and Nijel Pack had 15 for the Wildcats (2-2), who committed just four turnovers for the entire game. Ismael Massoud added 13 points after going 0-for-everything against Arkansas in the semifinals.
■ No. 13 Arkansas 73, Cincinnati 67: At Kansas City, Mo., Au’diese Toney scored 19 points, including the go-ahead free throws with just over a minute to go for the Razorbacks (5-0). The Bearcats (5-1) squandered one last chance when Mike Saunders Jr. was called for charging with 9.6 seconds to go.
MOUNTAIN WEST
■ UNR 88, George Mason 69: At Sioux Falls, S.D., Grant Sherfield had 31 points, six rebounds and six assist for the Wolfpack (2-4), who held the Patriots (4-2) to 22 percent from three-point range.
■ San Jose State 75, Northern Colorado 74: At San Jose, Calif., Down one, Omari Moore scored the game winning basket with 13 seconds left. Moore finished with a career best 28 points for the Spartans (2-3), who held the Bears (3-4) to 25 percent shooting from three-point range.
WOMEN
■ No. 10 Louisville 72, Cal Poly 32: At San Luis Obispo, Calif., Liz Dixon scored 15 points to lead the Cardinals (4-1), who held the Mustangs (0-2), to 20 percent shooting. The Cardinals scored 27 points off 23 turnovers.
■ No. 21 Ohio State 110, Bellarmine 58: At Columbus, Ohio, Jacy Sheldon scored 25 of her career-high 31 points in the first half and Taylor Mikesell added 18 points as the Buckeyes (4-0) set a program record for second-quarter points with 39. Jaela Johnson led the Knights (0-4) with 24 points and six 3-pointers.