A week ago, Illinois fans fretted about whether their star player would be lost to injury after Ayo Dosunmu took an awkward, nasty fall that legitimized their fear in the final seconds of a one-point loss to Michigan State in Champaign. On Tuesday night at Penn State, Dosunmu returned to the starting lineup after a one-game absence and cemented his legacy.
Dosunmu scored a game-high 24 points, including a victory-clinching runner with 16 seconds left for a marquee 62-56 victory for Illinois against No. 9 Penn State.
The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Illini while ending the surging Nittany Lions' eight-game victory run. It also marked the first time since 2014 that the Illini (17-9, 9-6 Big Ten) won a road game against a Top 25 team, breaking a streak of 18 such losses.
Here are three takeaways from Illinois' victory.
