Andrej Stojakovic scored 23 points and made the big defensive play Tuesday night as No. 14 Illinois held off No. 11 Texas Tech 81-77 in Champaign, Ill.

The son of former NBA star Peja Stojakovic scored 13 points in the second half, but his biggest play came without the ball. He blocked Christian Anderson’s potential game-tying 3-pointer with nine seconds left. Illinois freshman Keaton Wagler rebounded, drew a foul and made a free throw with 6.8 seconds remaining to seal the outcome. He ended the game with 11 points and seven rebounds as the Fighting Illini improved to 3-0.

Kylan Boswell added 22 points for Illinois, while David Mirkovic and Zvonimir Ivisic each chipped in 11. The Illini shot 49.2% from the field, earned a 34-30 advantage in rebounding and turned 13 Red Raiders turnovers

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