Illini basketball’s leading scorer will be sidelined in the Wednesday, January 8 game against Penn State, according to ...

A left forearm injury will sideline Illini point guard Jakucionis for Wednesday's game against the Nittany Lions ...

Illinois freshman phenom Kasparas Jakucionis arrived on campus with high expectations, even months before the start of the ...

Kasparas Jakucionis had 18 points, six assists and five rebounds as No. 22 Illinois held on to defeat Washington 81-77 on ...

Kasparas Jakucionis made a tiebreaking layup with 32 seconds left, and No. 22 Illinois survived a furious comeback bid by ...

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Illinois (11-3, 3-1 in Big Ten play) is currently No. 13 nationally, up nine spots this week after they poured it on Oregon. The 6-foot-6 Jakucionis scored 16 points in 22 minutes of the 109-77 ...

That was the case Wednesday night at State Farm Center, with Illinois crushing Penn State without its points and assists leader, who was a last-minute scratch. The No. 13 Illini’s 91-52 victory was ...

After the game of the season on Thursday, the University of Illinois men's basketball team knew Sunday's game against Washington might be different. While the Illini started on a good note, the ...

Ben Humrichous, Morez Johnson Jr. and Tre White led No. 13 to a blowout win over Penn State on Wednesday night.

SEATTLE (AP) — Kasparas Jakucionis made a tiebreaking layup with 32 seconds left, and No. 22 Illinois survived a furious comeback bid by Washington to squeak out an 81-77 victory Sunday.