No. 2UConn Huskies

Final Four

YES!

UConn Huskies beat the Illinois Fighting Illini

Ranked #3 · 28-9 62 – 71

Ranked #2 · 34-5

Final · Sat, Apr 4

Game Details

Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis) · 72,111 fans · TBS, truTV, HBO Max View tournament bracket →

Highlights

UConn and Hurley muscle their way to 3rd national title game in 4 seasons, beating Illinois 71-62

Dan Hurley had UConn ready for another Final Four fight night. Once again, his Huskies scored a knockout.

Recap via ESPN

0:16 Solo Ball stops and pops a 3 from the wing for UConn

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	T
ILL	29	33	62
CONN	37	34	71

Game Flow

ILL CONN

H1H2

10-0Biggest Run8-0

1Largest Lead14

2 lead changes · tied 0 times

Win Probability · UConn Huskies

tip-offnow: 100%

Game Leaders

Illinois Fighting Illini

Keaton Wagler · 20Points
Keaton Wagler · 2Assists
Keaton Wagler · 8Rebounds

UConn Huskies

Tarris Reed Jr. · 17Points
Silas Demary Jr. · 7Assists
Tarris Reed Jr. · 11Rebounds

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team	GB
Michigan	-
Nebraska	4
Michigan State	4
Illinois	4
Wisconsin	5
Purdue	6
UCLA	6
Ohio State	7
Iowa	9
Indiana	10
Minnesota	11
USC	12
Washington	12
Rutgers	13
Northwestern	14
Oregon	14
Maryland	15
Penn State	16

2025-26 Big East Conference Standings

Team	GB
St. John's	-
UConn	1
Villanova	3
Seton Hall	8
Creighton	9
DePaul	10
Butler	11
Providence	11
Marquette	11
Georgetown	12
Xavier	12

Team Stats

Illinois Fighting IlliniUConn Huskies

Shooting

19-56, 34% Field Goals 22-62, 35%

6-26, 23% 3-Pointers 12-33, 36%

18-23, 78% Free Throws 15-17, 88%

Possessions

44 Rebounds 37

12 Offensive Rebounds 10

3 Assists 14

2 Steals 6

6 Blocks 1

8 Turnovers 4

17 Fouls 21

Scoring

22 Points in Paint 20

0 Fast Break Points 5

1 Largest Lead 14

Box Score

Illinois Fighting Illini ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
D. MirkovicF	6	5	0	28	2-7	1-3	1-2	2	0	3	0	5	3
J. DavisF	2	2	0	17	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	1	1	1
T. IvisicC	16	7	0	33	4-11	2-7	6-6	2	1	1	1	6	4
K. WaglerG	20	8	2	37	7-16	2-10	4-5	3	0	0	2	6	3
K. BoswellG	6	6	0	24	1-6	0-1	4-4	0	0	0	3	3	2
Bench
B. HumrichousF	3	5	0	26	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	2	2	3	0
Z. IvisicC	0	1	0	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1
A. StojakovicG	9	8	1	29	4-10	0-0	1-4	0	0	0	2	6	3
J. JakstysF	DNP: Did not play
M. PetrovicG	DNP: Did not play
B. FagbemiG	DNP: Did not play
B. LeeG	DNP: Did not play
AJ ReddG	DNP: Did not play
Ty RodgersG	DNP: Did not play
Team	62	44	3		19-56	6-26	18-23	8	2	6	12	32	17

UConn Huskies ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
A. KarabanF	9	4	4	35	1-8	1-7	6-6	0	1	1	1	3	1
T. Reed Jr.C	17	11	0	35	6-12	0-0	5-5	0	0	0	4	7	3
B. MullinsG	15	3	0	30	5-14	4-7	1-1	0	2	0	2	1	3
S. Demary Jr.G	7	9	7	31	2-8	1-6	2-3	1	2	0	2	7	4
S. BallG	13	0	2	28	5-11	3-7	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bench
J. RossF	7	3	0	20	2-4	2-2	1-2	1	1	0	1	2	1
J. StewartF	3	1	0	7	1-4	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1
E. ReibeC	0	1	0	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3
M. SmithG	0	1	1	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	4
J. RossF	DNP: Did not play
D. KoromaF	DNP: Did not play
R. ElezajC	DNP: Did not play
U. PaunovicG	DNP: Did not play
J. FurphyG	DNP: Did not play
A. MillenderG	DNP: Did not play
Team	71	37	14		22-62	12-33	15-17	4	6	1	10	27	21