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White leads No. 22 Illinois to 109-77 blowout at No. 9 Oregon

Tre White had 20 points and 11 rebounds as No. 22 Illinois made a resounding statement on the road with a 109-77 blowout of ninth-ranked Oregon.

No. 24 Illinois cruises past Chicago State 117-64 behind Kylan Boswell’s triple-double

Kylan Boswell had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and Tomislav Ivisic scored 23 points to lead No. 24 Illinois to a 117-64 victory over winless Chicago State.

Kasparas Jakucionis scores 21, lifts Illinois over Missouri in 80-77 thriller

Jakucionis drove the right side of the line, stopped, pivoted and hit a turnaround jumper to put Illinois ahead 79-77 with 28 seconds left.

Kasparas Jakucionis scores 24 points and Tre White has 23 as Illinois beats No. 20 Wisconsin 86-80

It was the fourth straight game that Jakucionis scored 20 or more points for the Illini, who beat Wisconsin for the ninth consecutive time.

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

Freshman Kasparas Jakucionis scored a season-high 23 points, Tomislav Ivisic had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Illinois beat No. 19 Arkansas 90-77 in the Thanksgiving Hoops Showcase.

Jakucionis scores 21, Ivisic has double-double as Illinois beats Little Rock 92-34

Freshman Kasparas Jakucionis hit three 3-pointers and scored 21 points — both season highs — and Tomislav Ivisic had a double-double to help Illinois beat Little Rock 92-34.

Will Riley’s 19 points in the 2nd half leads No. 25 Illinois past Maryland Eastern Shore 87-40

Will Riley scored his 19 points in the second half and No. 25 Illinois beat Maryland Eastern Shore 87-40 on Saturday.

Illinois has roster overhaul, looks to transform talented newcomers into another winning team

The Illini have restocked their roster with talented transfers and freshmen for Coach Brad Underwood’s eighth season at the helm.

Timberwolves welcome Terrence Shannon Jr. after his trying final year at Illinois

The Timberwolves took Shannon out of Illinois with the 27th pick in the first round of the draft last week after making a trade to obtain the eighth pick and get Rob Dillingham from Kentucky.

Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. ordered to stand trial on a rape charge in Kansas

The woman said the bar was crowded, so she couldn’t move. Shannon testified on Friday that he never touched the woman.

Central Illinois Headlines – April 16, 2024

Urbana Schools to vote on which elementary school will become fully multilingual URBANA – Urbana School District 116 is set to vote Tuesday on which elementary school will become fully dual language. After two years of debate, Urbana administrators and dual language teachers won approval in January to combine their bilingual programs under one