College basketball's experts and pundits talk turkey about Kasparas Jakucionis, Tomislav Ivisic and the Illini
On Thanksgiving Day, Illinois cruised to a 90-77 statement win over No. 19 Arkansas – and now everyone is talking turkey about the 6-1 Illini.
Behind excellent 3-point shooting , led by Tomislav Ivisic’s six threes, the Illini jumped out to a quick 11-0 lead and never looked back, holding on to that lead the rest of the way. After last week falling 100-87 to No. 9 Alabama , Illinois fell out of the AP Top 25 poll. And with each of its wins having come against mid-major competition, the Illini needed a win over a significant opponent to re-enter top-25 discussions. Hello, Razorbacks.
In the process of bagging an important victory, the Illini and center Tomislav Ivisic drew some praise from leading college basketball observers across the country, beginning with analyst Dick Vitale, who enjoyed the showdown between Ivisic and his twin brother:The Illini beat the Razorbacks 90 -77 & Illini T IVISIC set the tone with 21 pts & 10 rebounds vs his brother Big Z who scored 13 .
The international talent in college this season has been really impressive - NIL obviously helped a ton.Additionally, CBS’ Jon Rothstein couldn’t help but tweet his go-to Illini tagline, which he followed up with a warning for the Big Ten:ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla chimed in as well, taking to social media to compliment coach Brad Underwood’s direction and the toughness of the Illini:today. That is a talented young team.
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