Nov 28, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini guard Kylan Boswell (4) shoots the ball during the second half against the Arkansas Razorbacks at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images / William Purnell-Imagn Images

Perhaps it was in honor of Thanksgiving, but Arkansas basketball started its holiday clash with Illinois looking as if it consumed too many plates of dessert. The No. 21 Razorbacks (5-2) came out sluggish and off-kilter in a 90-77 loss to Illinois Thursday.

The Illini ended their shooting slump and got several classy individual performances in Thursday's 90-77 win over Arkansas

The Illinois basketball team picked up a big win on Thanksgiving as they took down #19 Arkansas in the Thanksgiving Hoops Showcase. The Fighting Illini improved to 6-1 with the win, and the Razorbacks fell to 5-2.

Digging into the stat sheet to highlight the numbers that propelled the Illini to victory over the No. 19 Razorbacks

It was an onslaught of three-point baskets by Illinois (6-1) and a multitude of missed free throws by No. 19 Arkansas (5-2) that led to the Illini's 90-77 win over the Razorbacks in Kansas City on Thursday.

In Thursday’s Thanksgiving 90-77 win over No. 19 Arkansas (5-2), soon-to-be full Illini fans caught a glimpse of the pretty upper bound of Illinois basketball. Underwood has bee