ncaab Game Recap
Illinois Defeats Washington 81-77 - Recap
Kasparas Jakucionis scored 18 points leading Illinois to a 81-77 victory over Washington at Alaska Airlines Arena on Sunday.
Illinois earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -6.5-point spread.
Tre White had 17 points for Illinois and Kylan Boswell chipped in with 14 points. Kasparas Jakucionis had 6 assists for them, while Tomislav Ivisic was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.
Washington got 31 points from DJ Davis in a losing cause and another 10 points from Luis Kortright. Vazoumana Diallo contributed 7 assists for them, while Wilhelm Breidenbach had 6 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Illinois were victorious, as the score was 42-32 at the break.
Illinois won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 40-24.
Next game, Illinois takes its act home to face Penn State looking for another win. For Washington, they head on the road to face Michigan State.