Kasparas Jakucionis made a tiebreaking layup with 32 seconds left, and No. 22 Illinois survived a furious comeback bid by Washington to squeak out an 81-77 victory Sunday. The Fighting Illini (11-3, 3-1 Big Ten),

The Big Ten named Kasparas Jakucionis its Freshman of the Week on Monday for the second time this season. He earned the honor alongside Rutgers’ Ace Bailey. KJ was relatively quiet in the Illini’s blowout win over Oregon last week,

It was a roller coaster of a game, but the Illinois basketball team still managed to get the victory. On Sunday, the Illini took on a tough Washington team on t