UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - DECEMBER 23: Kofi Cockburn #21 of the Illinois Fighting Illini celebrates a basket in the fist half during a college basketball game against the Penn State Nittany Lions on December 23, 2020 at the Bryce Joyce Center in University Park, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
The Illinois basketball team defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions 98-81 on Wednesday night.
Illinois got their second conference win after beating Penn State. This game was closer than the score would indicate. The Orange and Blue got down big early but was able to come back and get the win.