Kasparas Jakucionis overcomes a cold shooting night to hit a clutch 3-pointer that lifted Illinois to an 88-80 win over No. 18 Purdue on Friday

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kasparas Jakucionis hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to put Illinois ahead for good, and the Illini rallied past No. 18 Purdue 88-80 on Friday night.

It proved costly in No. 18 Purdue basketball 's 88-80 loss to Illinois at State Farm Center. The Boilermakers nearly got a triple-double from junior point guard Braden Smith, who had 18 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists,