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MILWAUKEE — Will Riley had 22 points, Kasparas Jakucionis finished one rebound shy of a triple-double and Illinois was perfect from the foul line in an 86-73 NCAA Tournament victory over Xavier on Friday night. Illinois advanced to a round of 32 matchup Sunday with Kentucky. The Wildcats beat Troy 76-57 earlier Friday night. Jakucionis had 16 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. Tomislav Ivisic added 20 points and 10 rebounds. Illinois led throughout the last 33 ½ minutes and went 18 of 18 from the free-throw line and 12 of 30 from 3-point range.
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