Illinois’ Kasparas Jakucionis sits out the Penn State game due to injury

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Illinois freshman guard Kasparas Jakucionis will not play in the Illini’s game against Penn State in Champaign on Wednesday due to injury, according to a report on the Big Ten Network.

In a pregame update from the BTN studio prior to the broadcast of the Penn State-Illinois game, host Dave Revsine announced that Jakucionis would sit out with a left arm injury.

No further word was given on the cause or extent of the injury, although other reports indicated that Jakucionis was trying to warm up with the team before the game.

Freshman forward Will Riley replaced Jakucionis in Illinois’ starting lineup as combo guard Kylan Boswell moved from his usual spot off the ball to point guard.

On Tuesday, Jakucionis was named to the Midseason Top 25 Watch List for the John R. Wooden Award, which is presented to the top player in college basketball after each season.

Jakucionis is currently averaging 16.4 points and 5.4 assists to go with 5.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals through 14 games.

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