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Big half: With Ayo Dosunmu out, Adam Miller prodcues huge 1st half for Illinois
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Adam Miller is doing his best Ayo Dosunmu impression tonight.
With Dosunmu out due to a facial injury suffered in Tuesday night’s game against Michigan State, Miller stepped up in a big way in the 1st half of No. 5 Illinois’ home finale against Nebraska. Miller scored 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting and grabbed 2 rebounds.
Illinois took a 36-28 advantage into halftime.
Miller was the game’s leading scorer for the half. Kofi Cockburn and Andre Curbelo each scored 6 and Da’Monte Williams and Jacob Grandison each chipped in with 4 points.
🗣️ @AceWolf44 is a problem tonight.
Ayo's out, and Adam Miller's in his bag for @IlliniMBB: pic.twitter.com/rFzzJBYGxH
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) February 26, 2021
Adam Miller is ready for his moment. ✈️ @IlliniMBB pic.twitter.com/ah7lAyJKGs
— Illinois on BTN (@IllinoisOnBTN) February 26, 2021
The Fighting Illini are looking to bounce back after suffering an 81-72 loss to Michigan State on Tuesday. Illinois had been riding a seven-game winning streak until suffering that defeat.
Nebraska was led by Derrick Walker, who scored 7 points.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB