Sophomore center Meyers Leonard led Illinois (11-1) with 19 points and 16 rebounds to beat Cornell (4-5) 64-60 at Assembly Hall before 13,578 fans. The Fighting Illini opened the second half 1 for 13 from the field and fell behind 42-36, then put together a 14-6 run to regain the lead. The teams exchanged leads until the final minute, when D.J. Richardson hit a pull-up jumper with 17 seconds left to put Illinois ahead 62-58. Josh Figini scored all 14 of his points in the first half to lead Cornell (4-4). The forward sat out the last 7 minutes of the half after picking up two fouls and was limited the rest of the game. The No. 25 Illini play No. 9 Missouri Tigers Thursday night in St. Louis at the Scottrade Center.
-Bob
Bradley committed a season-high 28 turnovers and Illinois connected on 9-of-18 three-point attempts, including eight of its last 11 attempts from beyond the arc, as the Braves fell 73-51 to the Illini Friday at Renaissance Coliseum. Junior Latasha Hollingshed led the Braves with 21 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for her second career double-double. Macie Blinn and Amber Moore combined to made 9-of-13 three-pointers and the duo totaled 38 points off the bench. Blinn had a game-high 22 points and was 5-of-8 from beyond the arc, while Moore scored all 16 of her points in the second half and was 4-for-5 from three-point range. Karisma Penn (11 points) and Lydia McCully (10 points) also scored in double figures to pace the Illini.
-Bob
