Indiana-Illinois Availability Report: Reneau Out, Jakucionis Questionable

Indiana listed two players out and two players questionable, while Kasparas Jakucionis is the only Illini named on the Big Ten availability report ahead of Tuesday's game.

Indiana's Malik Reneau (5) backs down Tennessee'sJahmai Mashack (15) during an exhibition game in Knoxville. Tenn. | Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

(updated Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 6:15 p.m.)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Tuesday's game between Indiana and Illinois comes with plenty of injury news to monitor.

According to the Big Ten availability report, Indiana will be without junior power forward Malik Reneau and sophomore guard Gabe Cupps. Indiana redshirt freshman guard Jakai Newton and sophomore guard Kanaan Carlyle are listed questionable. On the other side, Illinois star freshman guard Kasparas Jakucionis is listed questionable.

With less than an hour until tipoff, Jakucionis, Carlyle and Newton were seen warming up in uniform at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Reneau and Cupps remain out.

Jakucionis leads the Illini with 16.4 points and 5.4 assists per game. He suffered a left forearm injury Jan. 5 at Washington, which caused him to miss the last two games – a 91-52 win over Penn State and an 82-72 loss to USC.

Without Jakucionis, Illinois coach Brad Underwood has inserted 6-foot-8 freshman Will Riley into the starting lineup the last two games. Riley scored seven points in both games but shot 5-for-18 from the field.

Reneau is Indiana's leading scorer at 14.1 points per game, but he has missed the last three full games with a right knee injury. In effect, he's missed four games with the injury he suffered on the second possession against Rutgers. Without Reneau, Indiana defeated Rutgers, Penn State and USC but most recently lost 85-60 at Iowa.

Without Reneau, Indiana coach Mike Woodson has turned to senior wing Luke Goode. He made 10-of-15 3-pointers against Rutgers, Penn State and USC but finished with just three points on 1-for-6 shooting Saturday at Iowa.

Cupps being listed out is not a surprise as he hasn't played since Nov. 29 against Providence in the Bahamas. Cupps underwent surgery for a meniscus injury and remains out indefinitely.

It's a good sign that Newton is listed questionable for Indiana. The program announced Dec. 18 that he'd be out indefinitely with a lower-body injury but was expected to return this season. Newton has not played since Dec. 6 against Miami of Ohio, and he's been listed out the last six games.

Carlyle is a new name that popped up on Tuesday's availability report. He played 22 minutes Saturday at Iowa and showed no obvious signs of sustaining an injury in that game. The Stanford transfer is averaging 4.7 points per game on 28.3% shooting in 14 games this season.

We will update this story prior to game time if more information is known regarding these players' statuses for Tuesday's game at 7 p.m. ET at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

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