Illinois is led by Kasparas Jakucionis, who has quickly climbed into top-five discussions thanks to his mature and well-rounded offensive game. While these players serve different roles and play ...

On Thursday night, two draft titans in Illinois’ guard Kasparas Jakucionis and Maryland center Derik Queen met in a stout Big Ten matchup, with the former coming away with a blowout win. A small ...

Stephen Brown and Rokas Zilys hit consecutive 3-pointers to give Marist a six-point lead. Although sophomore Kris Mporokoso responded with his own 3, Brown hit a two-point field goal to put the ...

and Kasparas Jakucionis (Illinois). He also made a mention of Trey Kaufman-Renn (Purdue). "I really think it's going to come down to a four-person race — maybe that's not fair to Trey Kaufman ...

Marist, thanks to a big-time performance from Rokas Zilys (25 points) and a late lift from 6-7 Stephen Brown –– the two hit consecutive, back-breaking late threes –– pulled out a 65-56 win.

Kasparas Jakucionis had 21 points and seven assists and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 15 points for Illinois (13-6, 5-4), which lost for the third time in four games and dropped consecutive games for ...

BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 Illinois faces Northwestern after Kasparas Jakucionis scored 21 points in Illinois' 91-70 loss to the Maryland Terrapins. The Fighting Illini have gone 8-3 in home games.

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Leading by just three at the break, Maryland outscored the Illini 53-35 in the second half. Kasparas Jakucionis had 21 points and seven assists and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 15 for Illinois (13-6 ...

I do what the team needs me to do.” Marist, which was led by Marquis Vance’s 25 points and Rokas Zilys’ 12 points, went on a13-2 run to lead at the half. Viator and Marshall will look to ...

Take your pick among promising 6-7 junior Stephen Brown, who is healthy after missing the first month of the season, Karson Thomas, Adoni Vassilakis, Marquis Vance, TJ Tate and Rokas Zilys.