No. 3Illinois Fighting Illini

South Region · 1st Round

YES!

Illinois Fighting Illini beat the Pennsylvania Quakers

Ranked #14 · 18-12 70 – 105

Ranked #3 · 25-8

Final · Thu, Mar 19

Game Details

Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville) · 14,092 fans · TNT View tournament bracket →

Recap

David Mirkovic has 29 points and 17 rebounds to lead No. 3 Illinois to 105-70 rout of No. 14 Penn

David Mirkovic had 29 points and 17 rebounds, and No. 3 seed Illinois dominated No. 14 seed Penn 105-70 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Recap via ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	T
PENN	30	40	70
ILL	40	65	105

Game Flow

PENN ILL

H1H2

9-0Biggest Run8-0

4Largest Lead40

3 lead changes · tied 0 times

Win Probability · Illinois Fighting Illini

tip-offnow: 100%

Game Leaders

Pennsylvania Quakers

Michael Zanoni · 20Points
AJ Levine · 4Assists
Cam Thrower · 4Rebounds

Illinois Fighting Illini

David Mirkovic · 29Points
Keaton Wagler · 7Assists
David Mirkovic · 17Rebounds

2025-26 Ivy League Standings

Team	GB
Yale	-
Harvard	1
Pennsylvania	2
Cornell	3
Columbia	6
Dartmouth	6
Princeton	6
Brown	8

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

Pennsylvania QuakersIllinois Fighting Illini

Shooting

30-67, 45% Field Goals 37-74, 50%

9-30, 30% 3-Pointers 15-36, 42%

1-2, 50% Free Throws 16-21, 76%

Possessions

25 Rebounds 48

7 Offensive Rebounds 20

13 Assists 15

2 Steals 2

3 Blocks 2

8 Turnovers 3

22 Fouls 10

Scoring

24 Points in Paint 44

11 Fast Break Points 7

4 Largest Lead 40

Box Score

Pennsylvania Quakers ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
A. GerhartF	2	2	0	16	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	2	0	4
M. ZanoniF	20	1	1	30	9-18	2-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2
TJ PowerF	6	1	2	30	2-8	2-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2
AJ LevineG	5	3	4	19	2-10	1-7	0-0	2	0	0	1	2	3
C. ThrowerG	14	4	2	24	6-10	1-2	1-2	1	0	0	1	3	2
Bench
W. KruseF	0	1	0	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	1
L. LuethF	7	1	0	20	3-6	1-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	2
N. PolonowskiF	5	3	0	15	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	2	1	1
J. WalterF	3	0	0	5	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1
D. ScantleburyC	4	3	0	14	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	2	3
M. ObertiC	0	2	0	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	1
J. JonesG	2	0	2	11	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. MassungG	2	0	2	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
P. KaminF	DNP: Did not play
R. AltmanF	DNP: Did not play
B. FosterF	DNP: Did not play
C. UbochiC	DNP: Did not play
E. RobertsG	DNP: Did not play
D. WilliamsG	DNP: Did not play
Team	70	25	13		30-67	9-30	1-2	8	2	3	7	18	22

Illinois Fighting Illini ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
D. MirkovicF	29	17	3	28	11-17	4-7	3-4	1	0	0	8	9	1
J. DavisF	0	1	0	17	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	2
T. IvisicC	12	7	1	21	4-7	1-4	3-3	0	0	0	3	4	2
K. WaglerG	18	7	7	31	7-14	4-7	0-0	1	1	1	3	4	2
K. BoswellG	13	3	1	27	5-9	1-3	2-3	0	0	0	0	3	0
Bench
B. HumrichousF	12	2	1	20	4-9	4-8	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Z. IvisicC	6	4	0	22	1-5	0-3	4-6	0	0	1	1	3	0
M. PetrovicG	0	1	1	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
B. FagbemiG	0	0	0	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B. LeeG	4	0	0	4	1-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	1
A. StojakovicG	9	3	1	20	3-8	1-2	2-3	0	0	0	0	3	2
AJ ReddG	2	1	0	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
J. JakstysF	DNP: Did not play
Ty RodgersG	DNP: Did not play
Team	105	48	15		37-74	15-36	16-21	3	2	2	20	28	10

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