No. 3Illinois Fighting Illini

South Region · 2nd Round

Past match

Illinois Fighting Illini won.

Illinois Fighting Illini beat the VCU Rams

Ranked #11 · 28-8 55 – 76

Ranked #3 · 26-8

Final · Sat, Mar 21

Game Details

Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville) · 14,178 fans · CBS View tournament bracket →

Recap

Andrej Stojakovic scores 21 as No. 3 seed Illinois beats 11th-seeded VCU 76-55 to reach Sweet 16

Andrej Stojakovic transferred to Illinois following a standout sophomore season at California because he believed in coach Brad Underwood's program and the Fighting Illini's team chemistry.

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Line Score

	1	2	T
VCU	28	27	55
ILL	35	41	76

Game Flow

VCU ILL

H1H2

10-0Biggest Run15-0

2Largest Lead25

2 lead changes · tied 4 times

Win Probability · Illinois Fighting Illini

tip-offnow: 100%

Game Leaders

VCU Rams

Terrence Hill Jr. · 17Points
Barry Evans · 2Assists
Terrence Hill Jr. · 7Rebounds

Illinois Fighting Illini

Andrej Stojakovic · 21Points
David Mirkovic · 4Assists
Tomislav Ivisic · 11Rebounds

2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings

Team	GB
Saint Louis	-
VCU	-
Saint Joseph's	2
Dayton	3
George Mason	4
Davidson	5
Duquesne	6
George Washington	7
Fordham	7
Rhode Island	8
Richmond	10
La Salle	10
St. Bonaventure	11
Loyola Chicago	11

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

Team Stats

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Shooting

23-66, 35% Field Goals 28-58, 48%

7-32, 22% 3-Pointers 9-24, 38%

2-6, 33% Free Throws 11-17, 65%

Possessions

29 Rebounds 45

12 Offensive Rebounds 12

8 Assists 15

8 Steals 5

2 Blocks 7

10 Turnovers 11

15 Fouls 14

Scoring

28 Points in Paint 36

8 Fast Break Points 8

2 Largest Lead 25

Box Score

VCU Rams ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
L. DjokovicF	2	1	1	29	0-6	0-3	2-2	1	0	0	1	0	3
B. EvansF	11	3	2	33	5-9	1-4	0-1	1	2	0	1	2	1
N. LewisG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B. JenningsG	5	5	2	26	2-6	1-4	0-0	2	2	0	1	4	3
J. TraceyG	7	3	0	21	3-13	1-6	0-1	2	3	0	2	1	3
Bench
K. MitchellF	0	3	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	1	0
M. BelleF	0	0	2	17	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2
J. DumontF	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. TilleryG	2	0	0	2	1-1	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Hill Jr.G	17	7	1	37	7-16	3-9	0-0	3	1	0	2	5	2
A. NowellG	0	0	0	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. WardG	11	4	0	25	5-12	1-5	0-0	1	0	1	3	1	0
O. OkaforF	DNP: Did not play
C. FerminF	DNP: Did not play
Team	55	29	8		23-66	7-32	2-6	10	8	2	12	17	15

Illinois Fighting Illini ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
D. MirkovicF	7	5	4	24	3-8	1-3	0-0	3	0	0	2	3	2
J. DavisF	3	3	0	14	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	2	1	0
T. IvisicC	14	11	2	22	6-10	2-5	0-0	3	0	1	3	8	3
K. WaglerG	14	5	2	32	5-10	2-5	2-4	2	1	1	1	4	3
K. BoswellG	12	4	3	34	4-12	2-5	2-4	2	1	0	1	3	0
Bench
B. HumrichousF	3	3	3	27	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	3	2
Z. IvisicC	2	4	0	17	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	3	0	4	1
M. PetrovicG	0	1	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1
B. FagbemiG	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B. LeeG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. StojakovicG	21	4	1	26	7-12	0-2	7-9	1	0	1	0	4	2
AJ ReddG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. JakstysF	DNP: Did not play
Ty RodgersG	DNP: Did not play
Team	76	45	15		28-58	9-24	11-17	11	5	7	12	33	14

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