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A multi-talented, 6-foot-6 lead guard, Kasparas Jakucionis arrived in Champaign at age 18 and has put together one of the best freshman campaigns in Illinois history.

When it came time for Illinois' freshmen and first-year phenoms to put away childish things Friday against Purdue, they obliged. Illini fans ... Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) March 8 ...

The 6-foot guard is averaging 16.3 points, 8.7 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.4 steals heading into today's regular season ...

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The No. 18 Purdue Boilermakers (21-9, 13-6 Big Ten) will continue jockeying for seeding in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament when they face the Illinois Fighting Illini (19-11, 11-8) on Friday night.

The Illinois Fighting Illini wrapped up regular season Big Ten conference play with a comeback victory at home over the 18th-ranked Purdue Boilermakers. In a back-and-forth affair, the Fighting ...

Although Jakucionis and the Illini are undoubtedly happy to accept the hardware, they have higher aspirations: a Big Ten Tournament title and a March Madness run. And with that in mind ...

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

Michigan State basketball rallied ... win Saturday night at Illinois. The 11th-ranked Spartans rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit and knocked out the Illini with a sizzling 15-0 run ...

(WAND) -- Illinois men's basketball closes out the regular season ... one behind Purdue for the league lead during that span. The Illini currently have a five game losing streak against the ...