Kasparas Jakucionis scored 24 points and Illinois men’s basketball held off UCLA for an 83-78 win on Tuesday to end the Bruins’ seven-game win streak.

UCLA’s defense was too pliable in enabling the Illini to shoot 50.9% on the way to ending the Bruins’ seven-game winning streak. A big issue was the UCLA guards’ inability to stay in front of their man, leading to them repeatedly getting beat off the dribble.

The Bruins made things interesting late in Tuesday night's game, but it was too little, too late as UCLA fell to Illinois on the road.