Kasparas Jakucionis surged up draft boards with his elite play early in the season with the Illinois Fighting Illini. Although he’s come back to Earth as of late, the talent he continues to display ...

Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis signals as he runs back down the court against UCLA on Tuesday night at State Farm Center ...

Illinois hosts the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans after Kasparas Jakucionis scored 24 points in Illinois' 83-78 win over the UCLA Bruins.

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CHAMPAIGN — Kasparas Jakucionis scored 24 points and Tomislav Ivisic scored 16 points and Illinois held off UCLA for an 83-78 win over UCLA on Tuesday night to end the Bruins' seven-game win streak.

MINNEAPOLIS — Will Riley had 27 points, nine rebounds and seven assists off the bench and Kasparas Jakucionis had 24 points ...

Barstool's Mark Titus compares Illinois freshman Kasparas Jakucionis to Lakers' Luka Doncic, predicting a top-10 NBA Draft ...

Despite blowing a 16 point lead, Illinois was able to hold off UCLA for a key victory, 83-78.Freshman Kasparas Jakucionis ...

Kasparas Jakucionis scored 24 points and Illinois held off UCLA for an 83-78 win over UCLA to end the Bruins’ seven-game win ...

Kasparas Jakucionis is just fine. More than fine, he's great actually. And so are the Illini when the star freshman is on the court. After missing the two previous games with a left forearm injury ...

In the two games missed by Illinois' Kasparas Jakucionis leading into Tuesday's road matchup with Indiana, the Illini learned that they didn't necessarily need their dynamic freshman guard to survive.

Underwood and wife Susan have long since declined those infrequent opportunities to have dinner in a local restaurant. Going ...