DJ Davis scored a career-high 31 points and the UW men had a shot at the end but couldn't complete the upset against No. 22 Illinois, falling 81-77.

The University of Washington basketball team never led against visiting Illinois over the full 40 minutes. Fell behind by 17 points early on. Was ready to do a

Washington (10-5, 1-3 Big Ten) closed out this weekends home slate against Illinois (11-3, 3-1) with a narrow, hard-fought defeat Sunday afternoon at Alaska Airlines Arena.

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After the game of the season on Thursday, the University of Illinois men’s basketball team knew Sunday’s game against Washington might be different.

Illinois shot 31 of 66 from the field ... when the Fighting Illini played a three-game series at what was then known as University of Washington Pavilion -- the arena in which the Huskies still ...

But Illinois dominated in the post, outscoring Washington 52-30 in the paint and outrebounding the Huskies 43-30. DJ Davis led Washington with a career-high 31 points off the bench, hitting 7 of ...

Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis (32) goes to the basket against Washington guard Tyree Ihenacho, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025 ...

Just about a week ago, the Illinois basketball team avoided a letdown game against Washington. After taking down then-No. 9 Oregon, the Illini played a close co

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 at Alaska Airlines arena.

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