Chicago State Cougars @ Illinois Fighting Illini
Chicago State Cougars
starters |
Matt SamuelsM. Samuels |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 26 | 14 | 4-13 | 1-4 | 5-9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | 6 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 29 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | 9 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
43 | 16-47 | 3-15 | 8-15 | 28 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 18 | |
34% | 20% | 53% |
Illinois Fighting Illini
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 15 | 10 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 14 | 11 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | 14 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | 7 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
90 | 35-62 | 8-21 | 12-18 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 15 | |
56% | 38% | 67% |
Game Information
Champaign, IL

Referee:Mike Sanzere
Referee:Eric Curry
Referee:Tim Stewart

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Northeast ConferenceNortheast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 15-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Central Connecticut | 12-6 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Mercyhurst | 10-8 | 5 | 17-17 |
| Le Moyne | 10-8 | 5 | 15-17 |
| New Haven | 9-9 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Wagner | 8-10 | 7 | 14-17 |
| Stonehill | 8-10 | 7 | 12-21 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-10 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Saint Francis | 5-13 | 10 | 7-24 |
| Chicago State | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
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