Illinois Fighting Illini @ Minnesota Golden Gophers
Illinois Fighting Illini
starters |
Terrence Shannon Jr.T. Shannon Jr. #0 |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 21 | 11 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | 19 | 8-14 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 17 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 20 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 2-12 | 0-3 | 7-8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
78 | 32-64 | 5-16 | 9-14 | 50 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 21 | |
50% | 31% | 64% |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 24 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | 17 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | 8 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | 16 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 14 | 3 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 6 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
60 | 21-58 | 3-13 | 15-25 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 14 | |
36% | 23% | 60% |
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Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Steve McJunkins
Referee:Courtney Green
Referee:Edwin Young
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| 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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