Kofi Cockburn led Illinois to a 71-62 victory over No. 5 Michigan last night.
Cockburn finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds, but will likely be remembered for a bizarre accident.
While celebrating a score, Cockburn accidentally punched a referee in the face:
Ref just got CLOCKED pic.twitter.com/jTcYtl7lzu
— Barstool Sports (@BarstoolsTweets) December 12, 2019
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The referee had to leave the game after the incident. Cockburn, who was allowed to stay in the game, apologized to the injured ref:
“I told him I was really sorry.”
– ICYMI Wednesday, referee Lewis Garrison had to leave the game after Illinois’ Kofi Cockburn inadvertently hit him during a celebration: pic.twitter.com/dNnuKxkisp
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) December 12, 2019
Former Kentucky assistant Orlando Antigua is now an assistant coach at Illinois.
