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Jakucionis' 3-pointer completes Illinois' rally for 88-80 win over No. 18 Purdue

AP
Mar 08, 2025

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Kasparas Jakucionis hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to put Illinois Fighting Illini ahead for good, and the Illini rallied past No. 18 Purdue Boilermakers 88-80 on Friday night.

Illinois (20-11, 12-8 Big Ten) trailed 63-53 with 11:34 to go, but outscored the Boilermakers 13-1 in the final two minutes to win its third in a row after losing three straight.

Will Riley led five Illinois players in double figures with 22 points. Tre White had 20 points and nine rebounds, and Jakucionis had 10 points and seven assists.

Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 29 points for Purdue (21-10, 13-7) and Braden Smith had 18 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds, falling just short of the second triple-double in team history.

Illinois: The Illini joined Gonzaga, Houston and San Diego State as the only teams in the country to have at least 20 regular-season wins in each of the last six years.

Purdue: Smith is among the favorites for Big Ten Player of the Year. Kaufman-Renn, the team’s leading scorer, also deserves consideration because he's the Boilermakers' only inside threat.

Riley made a 3-pointer at the first-half buzzer to end a personal seven-point run and get Illinois within 42-40.

The teams combined for 32 3-pointers in their previous game, with the Boilermakers making 18. But Purdue went inside against Illinois this time, outscoring the Illini 44-28 in the paint while going 5 of 18 from behind the arc. Illinois was 11 of 30 on 3s.

Both teams begin Big Ten Tournament play on Thursday.

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1st Half
PUR
Boilermakers
42
ILL
Fighting Illini
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Caleb Furst vs. Tomislav Ivisic (Braden Smith gains possession)
19:43	+2	Braden Smith makes two point layup	2-0
19:14		Will Riley misses two point jump shot
19:12		Tomislav Ivisic offensive rebound
19:10		C.J. Cox shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul)
19:10	+1	Tre White makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-1
19:10	+1	Tre White makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-2
18:53		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point hook shot
18:51		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
18:40	+3	Tre White makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	2-5
18:21		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point layup
18:19		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
18:05	+2	Will Riley makes two point layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists)	2-7
17:43	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)	4-7
17:22		Will Riley misses two point layup
17:20		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
17:03		Kylan Boswell personal foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
17:00	+2	Fletcher Loyer makes two point jump shot (Caleb Furst assists)	6-7
16:31		Tomislav Ivisic misses two point jump shot
16:29		C.J. Cox defensive rebound
16:23		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
16:21		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
16:14	+2	Tre White makes two point layup (Kylan Boswell assists)	6-9
15:53	+2	Fletcher Loyer makes two point layup	8-9
15:33		Will Riley turnover (lost ball) (Fletcher Loyer steals)
15:29		Will Riley shooting foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul)
15:29		TV timeout
15:29		Fletcher Loyer misses regular free throw 1 of 3
15:29	+1	Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 2 of 3	9-9
15:29	+1	Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 3 of 3	10-9
15:20		Myles Colvin personal foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul)
15:19	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)	10-11
14:55		Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
14:53		Tre White defensive rebound
14:38	+3	Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)	10-14
14:13		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point hook shot
14:11		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
14:00		Kasparas Jakucionis turnover (lost ball)
13:54		Caleb Furst misses two point layup
13:52		Tre White defensive rebound
13:45	+3	Will Riley makes three point jump shot (Tre White assists)	10-17
13:27	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)	12-17
13:27		Tomislav Ivisic shooting foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
13:27	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-17
13:14		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn offensive foul (Braden Smith draws the foul)
13:14		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn turnover (offensive foul)
12:54	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	15-17
12:31		Will Riley misses three point jump shot
12:29		Braden Smith defensive rebound
12:23		Myles Colvin misses three point jump shot
12:21		Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound
12:16		Myles Colvin personal foul (Will Riley draws the foul)
12:13		Jake Davis misses two point layup
12:11		Camden Heide defensive rebound
11:56		Braden Smith turnover (bad pass) (Ben Humrichous steals)
11:44		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
11:42		Braden Smith defensive rebound
11:27		Braden Smith turnover (traveling)
11:27		TV timeout
11:01		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
10:58		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
10:58		C.J. Cox personal foul (Will Riley draws the foul)
10:55		Jake Davis misses three point jump shot
10:53		C.J. Cox defensive rebound
10:40	+3	Gicarri Harris makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	18-17
10:17		Tomislav Ivisic turnover (bad pass) (Gicarri Harris steals)
10:12	+2	Gicarri Harris makes two point layup	20-17
10:01	+2	Tomislav Ivisic makes two point layup (Will Riley assists)	20-19
9:48		Raleigh Burgess offensive foul (Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn draws the foul)
9:48		Raleigh Burgess turnover (offensive foul)
9:39		Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
9:37		Braden Smith defensive rebound
9:30	+3	C.J. Cox makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	23-19
9:11		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
9:09		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
8:57	+2	Braden Smith makes two point driving layup	25-19
8:41	+2	Tre White makes two point turnaround jump shot	25-21
8:23	+2	Braden Smith makes two point layup	27-21
7:58		Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot
7:56		C.J. Cox defensive rebound
7:56		Kylan Boswell personal foul (C.J. Cox draws the foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:46		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
7:44		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
7:31		Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot
7:29		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
7:17	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	29-21
7:03		Tre White misses three point jump shot
7:01		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
6:39		C.J. Cox misses two point layup
6:37		Tre White defensive rebound
6:26	+2	Will Riley makes two point dunk (Tomislav Ivisic assists)	29-23
6:05	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)	31-23
5:41		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
5:39		Tre White offensive rebound
5:36	+2	Tre White makes two point putback layup	31-25
5:17	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	33-25
5:05		Camden Heide shooting foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul)
5:05	+1	Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-26
5:05	+1	Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-27
4:41		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point layup
4:39		Caleb Furst offensive rebound
4:34	+3	Braden Smith makes three point jump shot (Caleb Furst assists)	36-27
4:08	+2	Tomislav Ivisic makes two point floating jump shot (Will Riley assists)	36-29
3:48		Tomislav Ivisic blocks Fletcher Loyer's two point jump shot
3:46		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
3:46		TV timeout
3:32	+2	Tomislav Ivisic makes two point hook shot	36-31
3:10		Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
3:08		Caleb Furst offensive rebound
3:03	+2	Fletcher Loyer makes two point floating jump shot	38-31
2:39		Jump ball. (Fighting Illini gains possession)
2:30	+2	Kasparas Jakucionis makes two point layup	38-33
2:05		Kasparas Jakucionis personal foul (Caleb Furst draws the foul)
2:01	+2	Braden Smith makes two point jump shot	40-33
1:43		Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
1:41		Braden Smith defensive rebound
1:35	+2	Myles Colvin makes two point alley-oop dunk (Braden Smith assists)	42-33
1:34		Myles Colvin technical foul
1:34		Kasparas Jakucionis misses technical free throw 1 of 1
1:34		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
1:14		Gicarri Harris shooting foul (Will Riley draws the foul)
1:14	+1	Will Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-34
1:14	+1	Will Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-35
0:58		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point layup
0:56		Tre White defensive rebound
0:39		Gicarri Harris shooting foul (Will Riley draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Will Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-36
0:39	+1	Will Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-37
0:39		Boilermakers 30 second timeout
0:28		Tre White blocks Braden Smith's two point jump shot
0:26		Tre White defensive rebound
0:01	+3	Will Riley makes three point jump shot (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)	42-40
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PUR
Boilermakers
38
ILL
Fighting Illini
48

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	44-40
19:26		Braden Smith personal foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
19:23	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)	44-42
19:02		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point hook shot
19:00		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
18:57		Caleb Furst personal foul
18:41		Will Riley misses two point jump shot
18:39		Braden Smith defensive rebound
18:10		Tomislav Ivisic personal foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
18:09	+2	Fletcher Loyer makes two point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	46-42
17:50		Caleb Furst personal foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul)
17:43	+3	Kasparas Jakucionis makes three point jump shot	46-45
17:26		C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot
17:24		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
17:21		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot
17:21		Boilermakers offensive rebound
17:21		Tre White personal foul
17:15	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	48-45
17:01		Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
16:59		Braden Smith defensive rebound
16:47	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	50-45
16:31		Tre White misses three point jump shot
16:29		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
16:29		Trey Kaufman-Renn personal foul (Will Riley draws the foul)
16:28		Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot
16:26		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
16:22		Braden Smith turnover (bad pass)
16:04		Tomislav Ivisic misses two point hook shot
16:02		Caleb Furst defensive rebound
15:45	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)	52-45
15:32		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
15:30		C.J. Cox defensive rebound
15:22		Tre White shooting foul (C.J. Cox draws the foul)
15:22		TV timeout
15:22	+1	C.J. Cox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-45
15:22	+1	C.J. Cox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-45
15:14	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup (Will Riley assists)	54-47
14:50		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point layup
14:48		Jake Davis defensive rebound
14:38	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)	54-49
14:38		Camden Heide shooting foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
14:38	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-50
14:23	+2	Braden Smith makes two point jump shot	56-50
14:06		Camden Heide shooting foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
14:06		Kylan Boswell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:06	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-51
13:53		Kasparas Jakucionis shooting foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul)
13:53	+1	Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 1 of 3	57-51
13:53	+1	Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 2 of 3	58-51
13:53	+1	Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 3 of 3	59-51
13:32		Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot
13:30		Kylan Boswell offensive rebound
13:17		Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot
13:15		Braden Smith defensive rebound
13:02		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot
13:00		Will Riley defensive rebound
12:55		Will Riley misses two point layup
12:53		Braden Smith defensive rebound
12:36		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
12:34		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
12:34		Camden Heide personal foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
12:34	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-52
12:34	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-53
12:20		Tomislav Ivisic shooting foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
12:20	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-53
12:20	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-53
11:55		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses three point jump shot
11:53		Raleigh Burgess defensive rebound
11:35	+2	Braden Smith makes two point layup	63-53
11:10		TV timeout
11:06	+2	Will Riley makes two point jump shot	63-55
10:47		Gicarri Harris turnover (lost ball) (Tomislav Ivisic steals)
10:34	+3	Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	63-58
10:14		Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
10:12		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
10:02		Will Riley misses two point jump shot
10:00		Braden Smith defensive rebound
9:56		Raleigh Burgess turnover (traveling)
9:47	+2	Will Riley makes two point layup (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)	63-60
9:35		Boilermakers 60 second timeout
9:35		TV timeout
9:12		Gicarri Harris misses two point jump shot
9:10		Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound
8:49	+3	Tre White makes three point jump shot (Will Riley assists)	63-63
8:23	+3	Gicarri Harris makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	66-63
8:02		Gicarri Harris personal foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
8:02	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-64
8:02		Kylan Boswell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:02		C.J. Cox defensive rebound
7:47		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot
7:45		Tre White defensive rebound
7:39	+3	Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)	66-67
7:20		TV timeout
7:05		Boilermakers turnover (shot clock violation)
6:45	+3	Tre White makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	66-70
6:20	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	68-70
5:57		C.J. Cox blocks Kasparas Jakucionis's two point layup
5:55		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
5:54		Kasparas Jakucionis misses two point layup
5:52		Camden Heide defensive rebound
5:46	+3	Braden Smith makes three point jump shot	71-70
5:26	+2	Will Riley makes two point jump shot	71-72
5:12		Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
5:10		Tre White defensive rebound
4:51		Tre White turnover (lost ball) (Braden Smith steals)
4:32	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	73-72
4:13		Will Riley misses three point jump shot
4:11		Ben Humrichous offensive rebound
4:09		Ben Humrichous turnover (out of bounds)
3:57		Tomislav Ivisic personal foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:55	+2	C.J. Cox makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)	75-72
3:26		Kasparas Jakucionis turnover (lost ball) (Camden Heide steals)
3:16		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
3:14		Tre White defensive rebound
2:58		Tomislav Ivisic turnover (bad pass) (Fletcher Loyer steals)
2:52	+2	Camden Heide makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)	77-72
2:44		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
2:39	+2	Tre White makes two point layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists)	77-74
2:39		Camden Heide shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul)
2:39	+1	Tre White makes regular free throw 1 of 1	77-75
2:20	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	79-75
1:58	+3	Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	79-78
1:55		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
1:33		C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot
1:31		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
1:19		Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
1:17		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
1:16		Caleb Furst personal foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul)
1:16		Ben Humrichous misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:16	+1	Ben Humrichous makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-79
1:12		Boilermakers 30 second timeout
1:03		Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (lost ball) (Will Riley steals)
0:41	+3	Kasparas Jakucionis makes three point jump shot	79-82
0:30		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
0:28		Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound
0:23		Trey Kaufman-Renn personal foul (Will Riley draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Will Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-83
0:23	+1	Will Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-84
0:19		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
0:17		Boilermakers offensive rebound
0:16		Tre White personal foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-84
0:16		Fletcher Loyer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:16		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
0:15		Trey Kaufman-Renn personal foul (Tomislav Ivisic draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Tomislav Ivisic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-85
0:15	+1	Tomislav Ivisic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-86
0:12		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
0:10		Will Riley defensive rebound
0:06		Fletcher Loyer personal foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-87
0:06	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-88
0:02		Myles Colvin misses three point jump shot
0:00		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Fighting Illini defensive rebound