Illinois (75) vs Kentucky (84) · Mar 23, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Mar 23, 2025

Game Recap

Koby Brea leads the way as Kentucky beats Illinois 84-75 for first Sweet 16 appearance since 2019. Kentucky is joining its former coach in the Sweet 16.

Box Score

	1	2	T
ILL	32	43	75
UK	37	47	84

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Will Riley	26	1-7	0-3	3-4	5	1	0	0	3	1	5
13Tomislav Ivisic	31	6-15	5-12	2-3	6	3	1	4	1	4	19
32Kasparas Jakucionis	37	5-13	2-9	1-2	5	2	0	0	6	4	13
22Tre White	31	4-9	0-3	0-0	7	0	1	1	1	3	8
4Kylan Boswell	38	9-14	2-5	3-5	3	6	0	0	3	2	23
3Ben Humrichous	13	0-0	0-0	2-2	7	0	0	0	0	2	2
15Jake Davis	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21Morez Johnson Jr.	17	2-4	0-0	1-3	7	0	1	0	0	2	5
2Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	27-6243.5%	9-3228.1%	12-1963.2%	40	12	3	5	14	20	75

KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Andrew Carr	32	2-8	0-1	0-1	6	2	3	0	1	3	4
22Amari Williams	26	4-11	0-0	0-1	10	6	1	3	1	1	8
00Otega Oweh	25	6-12	0-1	3-5	4	1	1	1	0	2	15
4Koby Brea	36	10-16	3-8	0-0	6	1	1	0	0	2	23
1Lamont Butler	33	4-5	2-3	4-5	2	5	3	0	2	2	14
9Trent Noah	8	1-1	0-0	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
15Ansley Almonor	8	1-3	1-3	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	5
10Brandon Garrison	14	2-8	0-2	1-3	4	2	2	0	1	4	5
5Collin Chandler	18	2-4	2-3	0-0	1	0	3	0	0	3	6
TOTAL	-	32-6847.1%	8-2138.1%	12-2060.0%	34	18	14	4	5	18	84

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfilluk

(20:00) Start game
(19:56) Jump Ball won by Kentucky
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by Illinois
(19:42) Koby Brea missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:37) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(19:30) Will Riley missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:27) Amari Williams Defensive Rebound.
(19:03) Andrew Carr missed Jumper.
(18:59) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(18:43) Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:40) Kasparas Jakucionis Offensive Rebound.
(18:31) Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.
(18:31) Lamont Butler Steal.
+2 (18:26) Koby Brea made Layup. Assisted by Lamont Butler.
02
+2 (18:02) Kasparas Jakucionis made Jumper.
22
(17:43) Amari Williams missed Layup.
(17:40) Amari Williams Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:26) Koby Brea made Layup.
24
(17:09) Foul on Otega Oweh.
+1 (17:09) Will Riley made Free Throw.
34
(17:09) Will Riley missed Free Throw.
(17:06) Otega Oweh Defensive Rebound.
(16:50) Amari Williams missed Jumper.
(16:50) Tomislav Ivisic Block.
(16:47) Will Riley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:42) Kylan Boswell made Dunk. Assisted by Tomislav Ivisic.
54
+2 (16:16) Otega Oweh made Layup. Assisted by Amari Williams.
56
(16:16) Foul on Tomislav Ivisic.
(16:16) Lamont Butler subbing out for Kentucky
(16:16) Collin Chandler subbing in for Kentucky
(16:16) Otega Oweh missed Free Throw.
(16:16) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(16:03) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Jumper.
(16:00) Andrew Carr Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:51) Collin Chandler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amari Williams.
59
(15:35) Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.
(15:35) Otega Oweh Steal.
(15:30) Otega Oweh missed Layup.
(15:30) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(15:30) Official TV Timeout
(15:30) Tomislav Ivisic subbing out for Illinois
(15:30) Tre White subbing out for Illinois
(15:30) Ben Humrichous subbing in for Illinois
(15:30) Morez Johnson Jr. subbing in for Illinois
(15:17) Will Riley Turnover.
(15:17) Andrew Carr Steal.
(15:08) Otega Oweh missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:02) Amari Williams Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:02) Amari Williams made Two Point Tip Shot.
511
(14:48) Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.
(14:48) Andrew Carr Steal.
+2 (14:34) Koby Brea made Jumper. Assisted by Amari Williams.
513
(14:32) Illinois Timeout
(14:32) Otega Oweh subbing out for Kentucky
(14:32) Amari Williams subbing out for Kentucky
(14:32) Lamont Butler subbing in for Kentucky
(14:32) Brandon Garrison subbing in for Kentucky
(14:32) Ben Humrichous subbing out for Illinois
(14:32) Will Riley subbing out for Illinois
(14:32) Kasparas Jakucionis subbing out for Illinois
(14:32) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn subbing in for Illinois
(14:32) Tomislav Ivisic subbing in for Illinois
(14:32) Tre White subbing in for Illinois
(14:13) Tomislav Ivisic missed Jumper.
(14:10) Tomislav Ivisic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:09) Morez Johnson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Tomislav Ivisic.
713
(14:09) Foul on Andrew Carr.
(14:08) Morez Johnson Jr. missed Free Throw.
(14:07) Koby Brea Defensive Rebound.
(13:43) Brandon Garrison missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:40) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(13:31) Tre White missed Jumper.
(13:26) Koby Brea Defensive Rebound.
(13:17) Lamont Butler Turnover.
(13:17) Andrew Carr subbing out for Kentucky
(13:17) Brandon Garrison subbing out for Kentucky
(13:17) Ansley Almonor subbing in for Kentucky
(13:17) Amari Williams subbing in for Kentucky
(13:17) Tre White subbing out for Illinois
(13:17) Will Riley subbing in for Illinois
(13:17) Koby Brea subbing out for Kentucky
(13:17) Otega Oweh subbing in for Kentucky
+3 (13:03) Tomislav Ivisic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Riley.
1013
(12:39) Amari Williams missed Layup.
(12:37) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(12:32) Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:31) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(12:31) Foul on Otega Oweh.
(12:31) Otega Oweh subbing out for Kentucky
(12:31) Trent Noah subbing in for Kentucky
(12:25) Will Riley Turnover.
(12:25) Collin Chandler Steal.
+3 (12:05) Lamont Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ansley Almonor.
1016
(11:50) Morez Johnson Jr. missed Jumper.
(11:47) Amari Williams Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:43) Amari Williams made Layup.
1018
(11:43) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
(11:43) Official TV Timeout
(11:43) Collin Chandler subbing out for Kentucky
(11:43) Koby Brea subbing in for Kentucky
(11:43) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn subbing out for Illinois
(11:43) Morez Johnson Jr. subbing out for Illinois
(11:43) Ben Humrichous subbing in for Illinois
(11:43) Kasparas Jakucionis subbing in for Illinois
(11:43) Amari Williams missed Free Throw.
(11:41) Will Riley Defensive Rebound.
(11:14) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:11) Amari Williams Defensive Rebound.
(10:59) Amari Williams missed Jumper.
(10:56) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:31) Tomislav Ivisic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kasparas Jakucionis.
1318
+2 (10:16) Lamont Butler made Layup.
1320
(10:05) Kylan Boswell Turnover.
(10:05) Koby Brea Steal.
(9:48) Foul on Will Riley.
(9:48) Ansley Almonor subbing out for Kentucky
(9:48) Amari Williams subbing out for Kentucky
(9:48) Andrew Carr subbing in for Kentucky
(9:48) Brandon Garrison subbing in for Kentucky
(9:48) Kylan Boswell subbing out for Illinois
(9:48) Tre White subbing in for Illinois
+3 (9:40) Koby Brea made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamont Butler.
1323
(9:28) Foul on Lamont Butler.
(9:28) Lamont Butler subbing out for Kentucky
(9:28) Collin Chandler subbing in for Kentucky
(9:21) Foul on Brandon Garrison.
(9:19) Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.
(9:19) Collin Chandler Steal.
(9:09) Koby Brea missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:06) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
(8:57) Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:57) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:57) Foul on Brandon Garrison.
(8:49) Tomislav Ivisic Turnover.
(8:49) Collin Chandler Steal.
+2 (8:34) Trent Noah made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Garrison.
1325
(8:16) Foul on Collin Chandler.
+1 (8:16) Tomislav Ivisic made Free Throw.
1425
(8:16) Ben Humrichous subbing out for Illinois
(8:16) Kylan Boswell subbing in for Illinois
+1 (8:16) Tomislav Ivisic made Free Throw.
1525
(8:06) Foul on Tre White.
(8:00) Collin Chandler missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:00) Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(8:00) Official TV Timeout
(8:00) Trent Noah subbing out for Kentucky
(8:00) Brandon Garrison subbing out for Kentucky
(8:00) Lamont Butler subbing in for Kentucky
(8:00) Amari Williams subbing in for Kentucky
(7:51) Collin Chandler missed Layup.
(7:51) Tomislav Ivisic Block.
(7:48) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(7:25) Will Riley missed Layup.
(7:25) Amari Williams Block.
(7:25) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(7:22) Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:20) Lamont Butler Defensive Rebound.
(7:12) Andrew Carr Turnover.
(7:12) Tomislav Ivisic Steal.
(6:58) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:54) Kylan Boswell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:54) Kylan Boswell made Two Point Tip Shot.
1725
(6:42) Amari Williams Turnover.
(6:24) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:22) Koby Brea Defensive Rebound.
(6:08) Koby Brea missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:06) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:55) Kylan Boswell made Layup.
1925
(5:45) Kentucky Timeout
(5:45) Amari Williams subbing out for Kentucky
(5:45) Brandon Garrison subbing in for Kentucky
(5:26) Koby Brea missed Jumper.
(5:20) Brandon Garrison Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:20) Brandon Garrison made Two Point Tip Shot.
1927
(4:59) Tre White missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:57) Koby Brea Defensive Rebound.
(4:49) Brandon Garrison missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:46) Kasparas Jakucionis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:29) Kylan Boswell made Layup.
2127
(4:07) Brandon Garrison missed Jumper.
(4:05) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(3:47) Kylan Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:47) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:47) Foul on Tomislav Ivisic.
(3:47) Official TV Timeout
(3:47) Collin Chandler subbing out for Kentucky
(3:47) Trent Noah subbing in for Kentucky
(3:47) Will Riley subbing out for Illinois
(3:47) Tomislav Ivisic subbing out for Illinois
(3:47) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn subbing in for Illinois
(3:47) Morez Johnson Jr. subbing in for Illinois
(3:34) Brandon Garrison Turnover.
(3:34) Tre White Steal.
+2 (3:07) Tre White made Layup.
2327
+3 (2:55) Lamont Butler made Three Point Jumper.
2330
+2 (2:30) Kylan Boswell made Layup.
2530
(2:15) Foul on Tre White.
+1 (2:15) Lamont Butler made Free Throw.
2531
(2:15) Koby Brea subbing out for Kentucky
(2:15) Collin Chandler subbing in for Kentucky
(2:15) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn subbing out for Illinois
(2:15) Tre White subbing out for Illinois
(2:15) Will Riley subbing in for Illinois
(2:15) Jake Davis subbing in for Illinois
(2:15) Andrew Carr subbing out for Kentucky
(2:15) Ansley Almonor subbing in for Kentucky
+1 (2:15) Lamont Butler made Free Throw.
2532
(2:15) Brandon Garrison subbing out for Kentucky
(2:15) Amari Williams subbing in for Kentucky
+2 (2:00) Will Riley made Jumper.
2732
(1:52) Ansley Almonor missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:50) Kasparas Jakucionis Defensive Rebound.
(1:41) Kylan Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:39) Amari Williams Defensive Rebound.
(1:25) Foul on Kasparas Jakucionis.
(1:23) Lamont Butler missed Free Throw.
(1:22) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:10) Foul on Collin Chandler.
+1 (1:10) Will Riley made Free Throw.
2832
(1:10) Collin Chandler subbing out for Kentucky
(1:10) Koby Brea subbing in for Kentucky
+1 (1:10) Will Riley made Free Throw.
2932
+3 (0:49) Ansley Almonor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamont Butler.
2935
+3 (0:36) Kasparas Jakucionis made Three Point Jumper.
3235
(0:02) Foul on Jake Davis.
+1 (0:01) Trent Noah made Free Throw.
3236
(0:01) Trent Noah missed Free Throw.
(0:01) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:01) Ansley Almonor subbing out for Kentucky
(0:01) Andrew Carr subbing in for Kentucky
(0:01) Jake Davis subbing out for Illinois
(0:01) Ben Humrichous subbing in for Illinois
+1 (0:01) Trent Noah made Free Throw.
3237
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

ILL

75Points84

27-62(43.5%)Field Goal(%)32-68(47.1%)

9-32(28.1%)3-Point(%)8-21(38.1%)

12-19(63.2%)Free Throw(%)12-20(60%)

44(12)Rebounds(Offensive)36(9)

12Assists18

3Steals14

5Blocks4

14Turnovers5

20(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

1Largest Lead16

Game Details

Sunday, March 23, 2025 · 5:30 PM

Fiserv Forum · Milwaukee, WI

capacity: 17,341

tv: CBS

spread: ILL -2.5

over/under: 167.5