St. John Bosco's trip to Illinois was completed Saturday night with a 72-62 win over St. Francis Episcopal of Houston in the championship game of the Kevin Brown Memorial Tournament of Champions. The Braves,

Nov 22, 2024; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks head coach John Calipari during the second half against the Little Rock Trojans at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas won 79-67. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images / Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images

And according to Calipari, his team lost its head a bit defending the outside shot. Assistant coach Chin Coleman said Wednesday night that the goal was to hold Illinois to about 20 3-point attempts. The Illini finished 15-of-31 in the category, while Arkansas went 5-of-17.

KANSAS CITY — In its 90-77 Thanksgiving loss to Illinois, the Arkansas men’s basketball team started 0 of 7 from the three-point line and didn’t hit a perimeter shot until the second half. Conversely, the Fighting Illini hit 9 of their 16 threes before halftime — two more than the Razorbacks hit in the whole 40 minutes.

The Illini – and especially center Tomislav Ivisic – found their shooting strokes in a statement win over the Razorbacks