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.

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)


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KANSAS CITY — 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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