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Illinois held the lead for nearly 30 minutes of
game time, but a late rally by Missouri took the game down to
the wire. An 11-0 run, capped by Trent Pierce’s layup gave the
Tigers a 68-67 lead with about 4 minutes to go.
Jakucionis hit a straight-on 3-pointer for a 75-72 Illinois lead
with 2 minutes remaining, but Missouri's Tamar Bates hit a
wide-open 3 in transition to tie it at 75 with 1:14 to go.
After the teams exchanged free throws, Jakucionis, a freshman
who has six consecutive 20-point games, drove the right side of
the line, stopped, pivoted and hit a turnaround jumper to put
Illinois ahead 79-77 with 28 seconds left.
After a miss by Missouri, Kylan Boswell made one of two free
throws for a three-point lead. Jacob Crews missed a 3-pointer
that could have tied it for Missouri.
Boswell made 11 of 12 free throws and Jakucionis went 8 for 8
for Illinois, which was 22 of 23 from the line. Missouri made 28
free throws but shot only 76% from the line. There 43 total
fouls in the game.
Boswell had 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists for
Illinois (8-3). Tre White scored 13 and Tomislav Ivisic had 11
points and 10 rebounds.
Mark Mitchell and Tony Perkins scored 18 points each and Bates
had 17 for Missouri (10-2), which saw its 10-game winning streak
come to an end.
Illinois hosts Chicago State on Dec. 29 and Missouri hosts
Alabama State on Dec. 30.
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