Will Riley had 27 points, nine rebounds and seven assists off the bench and Kasparas Jakucionis had 24 points to help No. 23 Illinois get back on track with a 95-74 victory over Minnesota.

Minnesota senior forward Dawson Garcia entered Saturday’s matchup averaging 21.2 points per game during Big Ten play – a number that led the conference. Against Illinois, Garcia was held to just 12 points on 4-for-14 field-goal shooting – his second-lowest scoring total in league play this season.

Illinois basketball was in a tight spot entering Saturday, and the program came up huge. The Illini had been floundering as a program. We had dropped five out o