Andres Feliz scored 17 points while Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn added 13 points each as No. 19 Illinois held on to beat Minnesota 59-51.
It was the seventh consecutive win for the Fighting Illini on Thursday night. Illinois moved into a first-place tie with Michigan State in the Big Ten.
Daniel Oturu led the Golden Gophers with 20 points and teammate Alihan Demir scored eight points.




