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Yahoo
16-05-2025
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Good Morning, Illini Nation: Where things stand
Apr. 21—The transfer portal officially closes at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday. That doesn't mean players in the portal have to decide on a new college basketball home, but if they're going to leave that option open they have to be in it before Wednesday. Illinois has lost a handful of players to the portal, including two players that started during the 2024-25 season in Tre White (Kansas) and Morez Johnson Jr. (Michigan). The only addition the Illini have made so far has been pairing returning starter Tomislav Ivisic with his twin brother, Arkansas transfer Zvonimir, as Illinois fans not so patiently wait for more. Advertisement The only players on the Illini roster that haven't announced their intentions for the 2025-26 season with the portal window about to close are Ben Humrichous and Jason Jakstys. Illinois coach Brad Underwood wants Humrichous to return for another season (taking advantage of the Diego Pavia rule for a bonus year). Whether the veteran forward does so is dependent on accepting a different role (i.e. a smaller one) from this past season following the addition of both Zvonimir Ivisic and 19-year-old Montenegrin David Mirkovic in the frontcourt. Not to mention Ty Rodgers' decision to return to Champaign. Jakstys, of course, sat out the 2024-25 season in a planned redshirt. Every indication is he'll return, but college basketball in 2025 means the assumption is a player won't be back. An assumption rooted in the fact there's more than 2,200 players in the portal with two days to go.
Yahoo
23-02-2025
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Zvonimir Ivisic scores 20, Johnell Davis adds 18 and Arkansas beats No. 15 Missouri 92-85
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Zvonimir Ivisic scored 20 points, Johnell Davis added 18 and Arkansas beat No. 15 Missouri 92-85 on Saturday night for its third win over a top-15 team this season. Ivisic and Davis made back-to-back 3-pointers during a second-half run that saw the Razorbacks (16-11, 5-9 Southeastern Conference) turn a three-point deficit into a seven-point lead with less than eight minutes to play. Missouri (20-7, 9-5) committed 18 turnovers and Arkansas took advantage, scoring 30 points off them. The easy layups off several giveaways contributed to the Razorbacks shooting 55% from the field. D.J. Wagner added 17 points, Karter Knox had 14 and Adou Thiero 11 for Arkansas. Missouri also had five players score 10 points or more, led by Mark Mitchell's 17. Marques Warrick added 16 points, Caleb Grill scored all 13 of his points in the first half, and Tony Perkins and Jacob Crews each had 10. Takeaways Arkansas kept its NCAA Tournaments chances alive with a Quadrant 1 win. Missouri's positioning for the stretch run remains strong despite the hiccup with its next three games against teams below them in the standings. Key moment After going just 1 for 10 from 3-point range in the first half, the Razorbacks made 5 of 8 in the final 20 minutes. Key stat Shooting and turnovers. Missouri's bench outscored the Razorbacks 41-12, and the Tigers outrebounded Arkansas by seven. Missouri simply struggled too much offensively. Up next Arkansas hosts Texas on Wednesday. Missouri hosts South Carolina on Tuesday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: and Eric W. Bolin, The Associated Press
Reuters
23-02-2025
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Arkansas erases 2nd-half deficit, upends No. 15 Missouri to keep tourney hopes alive
February 23 - Zvonimir Ivisic scored a game-high 20 points and the Arkansas Razorbacks claimed a crucial 92-85 victory over the No. 15 Missouri Tigers on Saturday night in Fayetteville, Ark. Slotted in ESPN's "Last Four In" category ahead of the NCAA Tournament, Arkansas (16-11, 5-9 SEC) got a big showing from transfer guard Johnell Davis, who notched 18 points and was a defensive standout with four steals. D.J. Wagner registered 17 points, while Karter Knox added 14. Hampered by a late-game injury, leading scorer Adou Thiero totaled 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. Arkansas shot 54.7 percent from the floor, recorded 11 steals and held a 44-28 edge in points in the paint. Mark Mitchell totaled 17 points and seven rebounds as Missouri (20-7, 9-5 SEC) had its three-game winning streak snapped. Marques Warrick scored 16 points. Caleb Grill and Jacob Crews had 13 and 10, respectively, but both long-distance shooters were held scoreless in the second half. A 15-point winner over the Razorbacks on Jan. 18, the Tigers did not find the going as easy on the road as the home team barged out to a 10-4 advantage nearly five minutes into the return matchup. However, Grill's 3-pointer at 12:11 lifted Missouri to the lead for the second time. The Tigers, who got 33 bench points in the first half, shot 51.4 percent and led 48-41 after Warrick canned a trey at the buzzer as the squad led by as many as eight points. Arkansas was actually better from the floor and made 53.6 percent of its shots, but coach John Calipari's team missed 9 of 10 attempts from long range. In the second half, Davis' pair of free throws at 15:33 made it 55-54 to put the Razorbacks ahead for the first time since they led 25-22. The game continued its back-and-forth tussle until Knox's layup created the largest lead, 76-65, at 6:07. Warrick's second trey in 45 seconds cut it to 89-84 inside the last minute, but the visitors could get no closer as the Razorbacks won for the first time in three games. --Field Level Media
Associated Press
23-02-2025
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Zvonimir Ivisic scores 20, Johnell Davis adds 18 and Arkansas beats No. 15 Missouri 92-85
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Zvonimir Ivisic scored 20 points, Johnell Davis added 18 and Arkansas beat No. 15 Missouri 92-85 on Saturday night for its third win over a top-15 team this season. Ivisic and Davis made back-to-back 3-pointers during a second-half run that saw the Razorbacks (16-11, 5-9 Southeastern Conference) turn a three-point deficit into a seven-point lead with less than eight minutes to play. Missouri (20-7, 9-5) committed 18 turnovers and Arkansas took advantage, scoring 30 points off them. The easy layups off several giveaways contributed to the Razorbacks shooting 55% from the field. D.J. Wagner added 17 points, Karter Knox had 14 and Adou Thiero 11 for Arkansas. Missouri also had five players score 10 points or more, led by Mark Mitchell's 17. Marques Warrick added 16 points, Caleb Grill scored all 13 of his points in the first half, and Tony Perkins and Jacob Crews each had 10. Arkansas kept its NCAA Tournaments chances alive with a Quadrant 1 win. Missouri's positioning for the stretch run remains strong despite the hiccup with its next three games against teams below them in the standings. Key moment After going just 1 for 10 from 3-point range in the first half, the Razorbacks made 5 of 8 in the final 20 minutes. Key stat Shooting and turnovers. Missouri's bench outscored the Razorbacks 41-12, and the Tigers outrebounded Arkansas by seven. Missouri simply struggled too much offensively. Up next ___
Yahoo
13-02-2025
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Ivisic scores 25 points to lead surging Arkansas past LSU 70-58
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Zvonimir Ivisic scored 25 points shooting 10 for 13 and Johnell Davis scored 11 points and Arkansas beat LSU 70-58 on Wednesday night. D.J. Wagner scored 10 point for Arkansas, which shot 51.9% (28 for 54). After losing its first five games to start SEC play, Arkansas (15-9, 4-7) has won four of its last six games. Reserve Robert Miller III scored 16 points and Cam Carter 13 for LSU (12-12, 1-10). The Tigers are currently in a free fall and have lost seven straight. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. The Tigers were game early and went to the break up 35-34. Ivisic made a 3-pointer with 16:29 remaining to put the Razorbacks up 41-39 before Miller followed with a jump shot to knot it again. But Arkansas proceeded to outscore the Tigers 12-4 over the next four minutes and led 53-45 on a layup by Billy Richmond III with 12:30 remaining. LSU never got within eight points the rest of the way. Arkansas' 62-52 lead on a Wagner layup with 5:12 left marked the Razorbacks' first double-digit lead against a conference opponent at home this season. LSU travels to Oklahoma on Saturday. Arkansas faces eighth-ranked Texas A&M on the road on Saturday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: and
