Illinois’ 39-point win – the largest margin of victory in a Big Ten game since 2004 – was spearheaded by an excellent defensive performance that held a potent Penn State offense (86.8 points per game entering Wednesday) to a season-low 51 points.

Illinois 10-31 (Humrichous 5-9, Davis 1-2, White 1-2, Boswell 1-3, Riley 1-5, Gibbs-Lawhorn 1-7, Booth 0-1, Ivisic 0-2). Rebounds_Penn St. 31 (Hicks 7), Illinois 53 (M.Johnson 11). Assists_Penn St. 6 (Baldwin,

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball guard Kasparas Jakucionis will not play against Penn State on Wednesday due to a left forearm injury, according to Illinois Athletics. Jakucionis tried to warm up to the game but was ruled unable to go,

The Illini got contributions from all around – including a spectacular breakout from Ben Humrichous – to win big