Illinois Fighting Illini vs Iowa Hawkeyes
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - Elite 8
24-13
59
24-13
71
28-8
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Tavion Banks misses 81-foot jumper
- Kael Combs makes layup (Cooper Koch assists)
- Cam Manyawu makes 2-foot dunk (Bennett Stirtz assists)
- Kylan Boswell misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Bennett Stirtz makes 12-foot jumper
- David Mirkovic misses 12-foot jumper
- Bennett Stirtz misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Jake Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kael Combs makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tavion Banks assists)
- Keaton Wagler makes 11-foot jumper
- Bennett Stirtz makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Manyawu assists)
- Keaton Wagler misses driving layup
- Jake Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jake Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tavion Banks misses layup
- David Mirkovic misses 11-foot jumper
- Ben Humrichous misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Andrej Stojakovic makes 8-foot floating jump shot
- Andrej Stojakovic makes layup
- Andrej Stojakovic misses free throw 1 of 1
- David Mirkovic makes layup
- Isaia Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Zvonimir Ivisic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zvonimir Ivisic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bennett Stirtz makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Andrej Stojakovic makes driving layup
- Bennett Stirtz makes 17-foot jumper
- Tate Sage makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cam Manyawu assists)
- Tomislav Ivisic misses layup
- Tomislav Ivisic makes 0-foot tip in layup
- Bennett Stirtz misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Keaton Wagler makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Tavion Banks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tavion Banks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Keaton Wagler makes 7-foot jumper
- Bennett Stirtz makes driving layup
- Kylan Boswell misses 9-foot jumper
- Bennett Stirtz makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Kael Combs assists)
- Keaton Wagler makes driving layup
- Alvaro Folgueiras misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Keaton Wagler misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alvaro Folgueiras misses layup
- Andrej Stojakovic makes layup
- Kael Combs misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Keaton Wagler misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Keaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bennett Stirtz misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Keaton Wagler misses driving layup
- David Mirkovic misses tip in layup
- Tate Sage makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cam Manyawu assists)
- Keaton Wagler misses driving layup
- Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Keaton Wagler misses 27-foot three point jumper
- David Mirkovic misses tip in layup
- Tomislav Ivisic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- David Mirkovic misses driving layup
- Cam Manyawu makes layup (Bennett Stirtz assists)
- Cooper Koch misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tomislav Ivisic makes 8-foot jumper (Keaton Wagler assists)
- Tavion Banks misses driving layup
- David Mirkovic makes layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists)
- David Mirkovic makes free throw 1 of 1
- Tavion Banks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cooper Koch assists)
- Keaton Wagler misses driving layup
- Tavion Banks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tomislav Ivisic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kylan Boswell assists)
- Cooper Koch makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kael Combs assists)
- Keaton Wagler makes driving layup
- Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 1
- Bennett Stirtz misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Andrej Stojakovic misses driving layup
- Bennett Stirtz misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
- Tomislav Ivisic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Andrej Stojakovic misses 2-foot jumper
- Isaia Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Isaia Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tomislav Ivisic misses 8-foot hook shot
- Tomislav Ivisic makes layup
- Tavion Banks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Cooper Koch makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists)
- David Mirkovic makes driving layup (Keaton Wagler assists)
- Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 2
- Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 2 of 2
- Keaton Wagler makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Bennett Stirtz makes 13-foot floating jump shot
- Keaton Wagler misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Isaia Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Zvonimir Ivisic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Cooper Koch misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Keaton Wagler makes driving layup
- Bennett Stirtz makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Keaton Wagler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tomislav Ivisic misses 28-foot three point jumper
- David Mirkovic misses free throw 1 of 1
- Tavion Banks misses driving layup
- Cooper Koch misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Andrej Stojakovic makes driving layup
- Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 2
- Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 2 of 2
- David Mirkovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- David Mirkovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kael Combs misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tomislav Ivisic makes 4-foot hook shot (David Mirkovic assists)
- Tavion Banks misses layup
- Tomislav Ivisic makes 9-foot hook shot
- Keaton Wagler makes 13-foot floating jump shot
- Isaia Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Isaia Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Tate Sage misses 8-foot jumper
- Zvonimir Ivisic makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (David Mirkovic assists)
- Isaia Howard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tavion Banks assists)
- Andrej Stojakovic makes driving layup
- Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 1
- Tate Sage makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tate Sage makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ben Humrichous misses 23-foot three point jumper
- David Mirkovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Bennett Stirtz misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tate Sage makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tate Sage makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrej Stojakovic makes layup (Keaton Wagler assists)
- Bennett Stirtz misses driving layup
- Cam Manyawu misses 7-foot jumper
- Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Keaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tate Sage misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kylan Boswell makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kylan Boswell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kael Combs misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Keaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bennett Stirtz misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Bennett Stirtz misses 27-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: ILL, 74.9
Win %: ILL, 73.9
Win %: ILL, 75.8
Win %: ILL, 73.5
Win %: ILL, 75.5
Win %: ILL, 75.5
Win %: ILL, 73.6
Win %: ILL, 73.6
Win %: ILL, 75.3
Win %: ILL, 75.3
Win %: ILL, 73.9
Win %: ILL, 71.3
Win %: ILL, 65.3
Win %: ILL, 68.7
Win %: ILL, 65.4
Win %: ILL, 63.8
Win %: ILL, 63.3
Win %: ILL, 60.0
Win %: ILL, 57.7
Win %: ILL, 57.0
Win %: ILL, 58.9
Win %: ILL, 59.5
Win %: ILL, 57.4
Win %: ILL, 56.7
Win %: IOWA, 50.1
IOWA vs ILL Videos
Andrej Stojakovic's late and-1 helps send Illinois to Final Four
Keaton Wagler loses the defender then splashes a 3 for Illinois
Tomislav Ivisic hits a 3 for Illinois
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Michael Irving
Referee:John Gaffney
Referee:Tony Padilla
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 |
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