UConn Huskies vs Illinois Fighting Illini
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - Final Four
62
28-9
71
34-5
Illinois Fighting Illini
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 28 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 17 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | 16 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 6-6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 37 | 20 | 7-16 | 2-10 | 4-5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 24 | 6 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 26 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | 9 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
62 | 19-56 | 6-26 | 18-23 | 44 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 17 | |
34% | 23% | 78% |
UConn Huskies
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 35 | 9 | 1-8 | 1-7 | 6-6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | 17 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 30 | 15 | 5-14 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | 7 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 28 | 13 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 20 | 7 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
71 | 22-62 | 12-33 | 15-17 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 21 | |
35% | 36% | 88% |
ILL vs CONN Videos
Braylon Mullins' dagger 3 sends UConn to its third title game in 4 years
Crowd erupts after Solo Ball's massive UConn jam
Solo Ball stops and pops a 3 from the wing for UConn
Game Information
Indianapolis, IN
Referee:Ron Groover
Referee:Paul Szelc
Referee:Marques Pettigrew
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big 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 |
| Big East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |
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