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

No. 19 Arkansas will meet Illinois on Thursday in Kansas City, Missouri, in a premiere nonconference clash in the CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic. Thanksgiving Day will mark the seventh meeting between the programs,

Zvonimir Ivisic's dunk on a lob from D.J. Wagner gave Arkansas its first points at the 16:02 mark of the first half. Illinois went ahead 21-6 on a three-pointer by Ben Humrichous, forcing Arkansas coach John Calipari to take a timeout with 12:36 to play before halftime. The Razorbacks were competitive from there, but the damage was done.