An injury update for Illinois star guard Ayo Dosunmu ahead of the Wisconsin game

An update on Dosunmu’s stats for Saturday

After suffering a broken nose on Tuesday night at Michigan State, Illinois guard Ayo Dosunmu’s status was uncertain for today’s top-25 battle at Wisconsin. The injury occurred on a hard hit from Spartan forward Mady Sissoko as Dosunmu was attacking the rim. The foul by Sissoko was ruled as a flagrant 2 foul.

The likely All-American has been officially ruled out for Saturday’s matchup with Wisconsin and is still without an exact timetable for return.

Without Dosunmu, the Fighting Illini lose their main playmaker on the offensive end. The Wooden Award candidate is averaging over 21 points per contest to go along with over 6 rebounds and 5 assists. When No. 5 Illinois last met No. 23 Wisconsin in a 75-60 Illini win on February 6, Dosunmu led the way with a triple-double.

On Thursday, Illinois was able to pick up a win over Nebraska without their star as true freshman Adam Miller stepped up with 18 key points to couple with Kofi Cockburn’s team-high 24. A tandem of freshmen in Miller and Andre Curbelo will be elevated in both opportunity and importance for Illinois without their leader.