CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Asad Abdul-Khaliq completed 12-of-15 passes for 237 yards and three touchdowns Saturday afternoon as No. 24 Minnesota routed Illinois, 36-10.
Also in the win, freshman Laurence Maroney ran 22 times for 179 yards and two scores.
Aaron Hosack had three catches for 112 yards and a touchdown and Jared Ellerson four for 88 and a score for Minnesota (7-2, 3-2 Big Ten), which blew a 21-point fourth-quarter lead against Michigan two weeks ago and came out flat in another home loss to Michigan State last week.
Hosack caught an 80-yard touchdown pass from Abdul-Khaliq to give the Gophers a 17-0 advantage with 12:28 remaining in the half. Maroney, who had a 90-yard run nullified by a holding penalty late in the third quarter, added a two-yard touchdown run on the first play of the fourth quarter for the Gophers, who rushed for 336 yards.
The Illini lost their seventh straight game.
