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Kasparas Jakucionis scores a season-best 23 points as Illinois tops No. 19 Arkansas 90-77

AP
Nov 28, 2024

KANSAS CITY (AP) Freshman Kasparas Jakucionis scored a season-high 23 points, Tomislav Ivisic had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Illinois Fighting Illini beat No. 19 Arkansas Razorbacks 90-77 on Thursday in the Thanksgiving Hoops Showcase.

Jakucionis hit two free throws to give Illinois a double-digit lead with 3:49 remaining in the game. Arkansas had a turnover and a missed jumper on its next two possessions and Jakucionis hit an open 3-pointer to make it 85-71 at 2:42.

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.

Tomislav Ivisic won the battle against his twin brother, Zvonimir. Along with his double-double, Tomislav Ivisic made 6 of 9 3-pointers and blocked three shots. The 7-foot-1 center, playing his first college season, had 13 points and seven rebounds in the first half.

Illinois stated the game on a 21-6 run and maintained at least a nine-point lead the rest of the way. Ben Humrichous made the Illini’s fifth 3-pointer with 12:36 left in the first half while Arkansas was 3 of 9 from the field.

Illinois made 55% of its shots in the first half, including 9 of 16 from 3-point range, while Arkansas was 0 for 7 from long distance and shot 44% overall. The Illini finished 15 of 31 from distance. Arkansas shot 5 of 17 beyond the arc.

Arkansas plays at Miami in the second SEC/ACC Challenge on Tuesday. Illinois plays at Northwestern on Dec. 6 to begin Big Ten play.

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1st Half
ARK
Razorbacks
34
ILL
Fighting Illini
49

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Zvonimir Ivišić vs. Tomislav Ivisic (Razorbacks gains possession)
19:36		Tomislav Ivisic blocks Boogie Fland's two point layup
19:34		Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound
19:11	+3	Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Tomislav Ivisic assists)	0-3
19:00		Adou Thiero misses two point jump shot
18:58		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
18:40	+3	Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	0-6
18:20		Zvonimir Ivišić turnover (out of bounds)
18:08		Tre White misses three point jump shot
18:06		Razorbacks defensive rebound
18:05		Kylan Boswell personal foul
17:53		Boogie Fland misses three point jump shot
17:51		Tre White defensive rebound
17:48		Boogie Fland personal foul
17:34	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup	0-8
17:22		Adou Thiero turnover (traveling)
17:10		Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
17:08		Razorbacks defensive rebound
17:08		Ben Humrichous personal foul
16:53		Adou Thiero misses three point jump shot
16:51		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
16:41		Tomislav Ivisic turnover (bad pass) (Zvonimir Ivišić steals)
16:31		Boogie Fland turnover (out of bounds)
16:15	+3	Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)	0-11
16:01	+2	Zvonimir Ivišić makes two point dunk (D.J. Wagner assists)	2-11
15:38		Zvonimir Ivišić personal foul
15:38		TV timeout
15:36		Zvonimir Ivišić blocks Tomislav Ivisic's three point jump shot
15:34		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
15:23		Tomislav Ivisic misses two point jump shot
15:21		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
15:16		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
15:14		Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound
14:58	+3	Kylan Boswell makes three point jump shot (Ben Humrichous assists)	2-14
14:31		Kasparas Jakucionis personal foul
14:19		Johnell Davis turnover (lost ball) (Morez Johnson Jr. steals)
14:02		Trevon Brazile shooting foul (Morez Johnson Jr. draws the foul)
14:02		Morez Johnson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:02		Morez Johnson Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:02		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
13:47	+2	D.J. Wagner makes two point layup	4-14
13:32	+2	Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point jump shot (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)	4-16
13:22	+2	Boogie Fland makes two point jump shot (Trevon Brazile assists)	6-16
13:00		Trevon Brazile shooting foul (Morez Johnson Jr. draws the foul)
13:00	+1	Morez Johnson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-17
13:00	+1	Morez Johnson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-18
12:50		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
12:48		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
12:37	+3	Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	6-21
12:36		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
12:25	+2	D.J. Wagner makes two point layup	8-21
12:13		D.J. Wagner shooting foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
12:13	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-22
12:13	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-23
12:03		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
12:01		Billy Richmond III offensive rebound
11:53	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point layup	10-23
11:38		Kylan Boswell turnover (bad pass) (Billy Richmond III steals)
11:33	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point jump shot	12-23
11:19		Billy Richmond III personal foul
11:19		TV timeout
11:17		Kasparas Jakucionis turnover (traveling)
10:56		D.J. Wagner turnover (bad pass) (Will Riley steals)
10:42		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
10:40		Boogie Fland defensive rebound
10:35		Boogie Fland misses two point layup
10:33		Jonas Aidoo offensive rebound
10:25	+2	Jonas Aidoo makes two point layup	14-23
10:17		Kasparas Jakucionis misses two point layup
10:15		Karter Knox defensive rebound
10:10		Karter Knox turnover (Tomislav Ivisic steals)
10:07	+2	Kasparas Jakucionis makes two point layup (Kylan Boswell assists)	14-25
9:42		Billy Richmond III misses two point jump shot
9:40		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
9:19		Kasparas Jakucionis turnover (bad pass) (Zvonimir Ivišić steals)
9:19		Tre White personal foul
9:17		Adou Thiero misses three point jump shot
9:15		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
9:04		Kylan Boswell turnover (bad pass)
8:44		Boogie Fland misses three point jump shot
8:42		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
8:24		Kasparas Jakucionis misses two point jump shot
8:22		Billy Richmond III defensive rebound
8:16	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point layup	16-25
7:48		Tomislav Ivisic misses two point jump shot
7:46		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
7:39		Billy Richmond III misses three point jump shot
7:37		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
7:24		Zvonimir Ivišić personal foul (Tomislav Ivisic draws the foul)
7:23		TV timeout
7:23	+1	Tomislav Ivisic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-26
7:23		Tomislav Ivisic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:23		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
7:13		Tre White shooting foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
7:13	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-26
7:13		Adou Thiero misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:13		Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound
6:57	+2	Kasparas Jakucionis makes two point jump shot	17-28
6:44		Kylan Boswell blocks Adou Thiero's two point layup
6:40		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
6:29		Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot
6:27		Boogie Fland defensive rebound
6:26		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
6:24		Razorbacks offensive rebound
6:22		Ben Humrichous shooting foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
6:22		Adou Thiero misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:22	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-28
6:02	+3	Jake Davis makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	18-31
5:42		Boogie Fland turnover (lost ball) (Kylan Boswell steals)
5:22		Tomislav Ivisic misses two point jump shot
5:20		Razorbacks defensive rebound
5:08	+2	D.J. Wagner makes two point layup	20-31
4:51	+3	Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Jake Davis assists)	20-34
4:35		Jake Davis shooting foul (Boogie Fland draws the foul)
4:35	+1	Boogie Fland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-34
4:35	+1	Boogie Fland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-34
4:17	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup	22-36
4:17		D.J. Wagner shooting foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
4:17	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-37
4:09		Kylan Boswell shooting foul (Boogie Fland draws the foul)
4:09	+1	Boogie Fland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-37
4:09	+1	Boogie Fland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-37
3:56		Kasparas Jakucionis misses two point jump shot
3:54		Boogie Fland defensive rebound
3:51	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point layup (Boogie Fland assists)	26-37
3:51		Jake Davis shooting foul (Billy Richmond III draws the foul)
3:51		TV timeout
3:51		Billy Richmond III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:51		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
3:36		Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
3:34		Boogie Fland defensive rebound
3:23	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point jump shot (Johnell Davis assists)	28-37
3:06	+3	Will Riley makes three point jump shot	28-40
2:38		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
2:36		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
2:30		Karter Knox personal foul (Will Riley draws the foul)
2:30		Will Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:30		Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound
2:24		Jake Davis personal foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
2:24	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-40
2:24	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-40
2:16	+3	Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Will Riley assists)	30-43
2:06		Adou Thiero turnover (lost ball) (Tomislav Ivisic steals)
2:00	+2	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point layup (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)	30-45
1:45		Morez Johnson Jr. personal foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
1:44	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-45
1:44	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-45
1:22	+2	Kasparas Jakucionis makes two point layup (Will Riley assists)	32-47
1:12		Morez Johnson Jr. shooting foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
1:12		Adou Thiero misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:12		Adou Thiero misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:12		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
1:02		Boogie Fland personal foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-48
1:01	+1	Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-49
0:38	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point jump shot	34-49
0:22		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
0:03		Will Riley misses three point jump shot
0:01		Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ARK
Razorbacks
43
ILL
Fighting Illini
41

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Kasparas Jakucionis turnover (bad pass) (Johnell Davis steals)
19:42	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point jump shot	36-49
19:32		Boogie Fland personal foul
19:22	+3	Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	36-52
19:08		Adou Thiero misses two point layup
19:06		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
18:51		Adou Thiero personal foul
18:46		Jump ball. Kasparas Jakucionis vs. Johnell Davis (Johnell Davis gains possession)
18:46		Kasparas Jakucionis turnover (lost ball) (Johnell Davis steals)
18:33	+2	D.J. Wagner makes two point layup	38-52
18:17		Kylan Boswell misses two point layup
18:15		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
18:13		Tomislav Ivisic personal foul
18:01		D.J. Wagner misses two point jump shot
17:59		Zvonimir Ivišić offensive rebound
17:47		D.J. Wagner misses two point layup
17:45		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
17:40		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
17:38		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
17:32	+3	Zvonimir Ivišić makes three point jump shot (Johnell Davis assists)	41-52
17:11		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
17:09		Billy Richmond III defensive rebound
17:06		Billy Richmond III turnover (lost ball) (Ben Humrichous steals)
16:53	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup	41-54
16:40		Zvonimir Ivišić misses three point jump shot
16:38		Tre White defensive rebound
16:31		Johnell Davis personal foul
16:24		Billy Richmond III personal foul
16:18	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup	41-56
16:06	+2	Zvonimir Ivišić makes two point dunk (Johnell Davis assists)	43-56
15:46	+3	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	43-59
15:25		Boogie Fland misses three point jump shot
15:23		Zvonimir Ivišić offensive rebound
15:14	+3	Zvonimir Ivišić makes three point jump shot (Johnell Davis assists)	46-59
14:50		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
14:48		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
14:42	+2	Boogie Fland makes two point layup (Johnell Davis assists)	48-59
14:42		Tomislav Ivisic shooting foul (Boogie Fland draws the foul)
14:41		TV timeout
14:41		Boogie Fland misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:41		Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
14:22	+2	Will Riley makes two point jump shot	48-61
14:07		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
14:05		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn defensive rebound
13:57		Zvonimir Ivišić blocks Will Riley's two point layup
13:55		Morez Johnson Jr. offensive rebound
13:51	+2	Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point layup	48-63
13:37		D.J. Wagner turnover (lost ball) (Morez Johnson Jr. steals)
13:30		Jump ball. (Fighting Illini gains possession)
13:16		Will Riley misses two point jump shot
13:14		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
13:08		Zvonimir Ivišić misses three point jump shot
13:06		Razorbacks offensive rebound
13:00	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point jump shot	50-63
12:30		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses three point jump shot
12:28		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
12:28		Fighting Illini turnover (shot clock violation)
12:18		Morez Johnson Jr. shooting foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
12:16	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-63
12:16	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-63
12:01		Johnell Davis shooting foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul)
12:01		Kasparas Jakucionis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:01	+1	Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-64
11:49	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point dunk (D.J. Wagner assists)	54-64
11:16	+2	Tomislav Ivisic makes two point jump shot	54-66
10:56	+3	Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (Adou Thiero assists)	57-66
10:32	+3	Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Tomislav Ivisic assists)	57-69
10:12		Ben Humrichous shooting foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
10:12		TV timeout
10:12		Adou Thiero misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:12		Adou Thiero misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:12		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
10:00	+3	Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)	57-72
9:39		Zvonimir Ivišić misses two point jump shot
9:37		Adou Thiero offensive rebound
9:31	+3	Johnell Davis makes three point jump shot (D.J. Wagner assists)	60-72
9:05		Will Riley misses three point jump shot
9:03		Kasparas Jakucionis offensive rebound
9:00		Zvonimir Ivišić personal foul
8:57		Boogie Fland shooting foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
8:57		Kylan Boswell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:57	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-73
8:45		Tomislav Ivisic blocks D.J. Wagner's two point jump shot
8:43		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
8:21		Will Riley misses three point jump shot
8:19		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
8:12	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point dunk	62-73
7:55	+2	Kasparas Jakucionis makes two point layup	62-75
7:35		Billy Richmond III misses three point jump shot
7:33		Billy Richmond III offensive rebound
7:31		Jump ball. (Razorbacks gains possession)
7:31		TV timeout
7:27		Zvonimir Ivišić misses three point jump shot
7:25		Johnell Davis offensive rebound
7:25		Kasparas Jakucionis personal foul
7:22	+3	Zvonimir Ivišić makes three point jump shot (Johnell Davis assists)	65-75
7:02		Tomislav Ivisic offensive foul
7:02		Tomislav Ivisic turnover (offensive foul)
6:47		Johnell Davis misses two point layup
6:45		Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound
6:34		Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot
6:32		Ben Humrichous offensive rebound
6:16	+3	Kasparas Jakucionis makes three point jump shot	65-78
5:59	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point layup	67-78
5:40		Adou Thiero personal foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul)
5:40	+1	Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-79
5:40	+1	Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-80
5:23		Tomislav Ivisic blocks D.J. Wagner's two point layup
5:21		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
4:57		Tomislav Ivisic misses two point jump shot
4:55		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
4:53		Tomislav Ivisic shooting foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
4:53	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-80
4:53		Adou Thiero misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:53		Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
4:38		Kasparas Jakucionis turnover (lost ball) (Adou Thiero steals)
4:37		Kasparas Jakucionis personal foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
4:36	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-80
4:36		Adou Thiero misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:36		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
4:20		Kylan Boswell turnover (bad pass) (Billy Richmond III steals)
4:15	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point dunk	71-80
3:50		Adou Thiero shooting foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul)
3:50		TV timeout
3:49	+1	Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-81
3:49	+1	Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-82
3:36		Zvonimir Ivišić turnover (lost ball)
3:16		Will Riley misses two point jump shot
3:14		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
2:59		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
2:57		Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
2:44	+3	Kasparas Jakucionis makes three point jump shot	71-85
2:42		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
2:42		TV timeout
2:28	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point layup	73-85
1:59	+2	Kasparas Jakucionis makes two point jump shot	73-87
1:44		Adou Thiero misses two point jump shot
1:42		Trevon Brazile offensive rebound
1:38	+2	Trevon Brazile makes two point dunk	75-87
1:20		Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot
1:18		Kylan Boswell offensive rebound
1:16	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup	75-89
1:15		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
1:07		Ben Humrichous personal foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
1:07		Adou Thiero misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:07		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
0:45		Will Riley misses three point jump shot
0:43		Kasparas Jakucionis offensive rebound
0:32		Billy Richmond III personal foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
0:32		Kylan Boswell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:32	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-90
0:24		Tomislav Ivisic shooting foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-90
0:24	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-90
0:00		End of period

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Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 2 of 2