No. 3Illinois Fighting Illini

South Region · Elite 8

Past match

Illinois Fighting Illini won.

Illinois Fighting Illini beat the Iowa Hawkeyes

Ranked #9 · 24-13 59 – 71

Ranked #3 · 28-8

Final · Sat, Mar 28

Game Details

Toyota Center (Houston) (Houston) · 17,010 fans · TBS, truTV View tournament bracket →

Recap

Illinois powers its way to its first Final Four in 21 years, beating Iowa 71-59

Illinois is heading to the Final Four for the first time in 21 years, and Andrej Stojakovic made clear the Fighting Illini have much bigger goals.

Recap via ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	T
IOWA	32	27	59
ILL	28	43	71

Game Flow

IOWA ILL

H1H2

9-0Biggest Run9-0

10Largest Lead12

13 lead changes · tied 2 times

Win Probability · Illinois Fighting Illini

tip-offnow: 100%

Game Leaders

Iowa Hawkeyes

Bennett Stirtz · 24Points
Bennett Stirtz · 3Assists
Cam Manyawu · 5Rebounds

Illinois Fighting Illini

Keaton Wagler · 25Points
Keaton Wagler · 3Assists
David Mirkovic · 12Rebounds

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

Iowa HawkeyesIllinois Fighting Illini

Shooting

18-47, 38% Field Goals 25-53, 47%

11-30, 37% 3-Pointers 3-17, 18%

12-14, 86% Free Throws 18-21, 86%

Possessions

21 Rebounds 38

8 Offensive Rebounds 16

12 Assists 8

5 Steals 6

3 Blocks 5

9 Turnovers 8

20 Fouls 13

Scoring

12 Points in Paint 40

1 Fast Break Points 4

10 Largest Lead 12

Box Score

Iowa Hawkeyes ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
C. ManyawuF	4	5	3	26	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	4	2
C. KochF	6	3	2	39	2-5	2-5	0-0	0	0	2	2	1	5
B. StirtzG	24	3	3	40	8-17	4-11	4-4	2	0	0	0	3	2
T. BanksG	5	3	2	25	1-8	1-3	2-2	1	1	0	1	2	3
K. CombsG	5	1	2	24	2-5	1-4	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	3
Bench
A. FolgueirasF	0	0	0	9	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	0
T. SageG	10	3	0	18	2-4	2-3	4-4	1	0	0	1	2	4
I. HowardG	5	0	0	19	1-3	1-3	2-4	0	1	0	0	0	1
T. ThompsonF	DNP: Did not play
J. MatteoniF	DNP: Did not play
T. JirakC	DNP: Did not play
P. McCollumG	DNP: Did not play
J. KochG	DNP: Did not play
B. HausenG	DNP: Did not play
Team	59	21	12		18-47	11-30	12-14	9	5	3	8	13	20

Illinois Fighting Illini ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
D. MirkovicF	9	12	2	38	3-9	0-1	3-4	2	2	1	5	7	1
J. DavisF	1	2	0	13	0-1	0-1	1-2	0	0	1	1	1	1
T. IvisicC	13	4	1	27	6-11	1-4	0-0	1	0	2	2	2	5
K. WaglerG	25	2	3	38	8-17	2-7	7-7	2	1	0	0	2	3
K. BoswellG	2	2	2	26	0-2	0-1	2-2	0	2	0	0	2	2
Bench
B. HumrichousF	0	4	0	20	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Z. IvisicC	4	1	0	11	1-2	0-1	2-2	0	0	1	1	0	0
A. StojakovicG	17	5	0	27	7-9	0-0	3-4	3	1	0	3	2	1
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	71	38	8		25-53	3-17	18-21	8	6	5	16	22	13

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