Kasparas Jakucionis scores a season-best 23 points as Illinois tops No. 19 Arkansas 90-77
Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis (32) gets past Arkansas forwards Zvonimir Ivisic, left, and Adou Thiero, center, to put up a shot during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Charlie Riedel]
KANSAS CITY (AP) — Freshman Kasparas Jakucionis scored a season-high 23 points, Tomislav Ivisic had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Illinois beat No. 19 Arkansas 90-77 in the Thanksgiving Hoops Showcase. Kylan Boswell added 18 points for Illinois (6-1). Head coach Brad Underwood broke a tie with J. Craig Ruby (1922-36) for fifth place in program history with 149 wins. Adou Thiero went 12 of 21 from the line and scored 26 points for Arkansas (5-2). Zvonimir Ivisic had 13 points, six rebounds and two blocks.
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