Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Kentucky Wildcats

Mar 23, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ILL	32	43	75
UK	37	47	84

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.

Player Stats

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

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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) 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.
(15:17) 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
(14:13) 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.
+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.
(12:25) 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) 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.
+3 (9:40) Koby Brea made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamont Butler.
1323
(9:28) Foul on Lamont Butler.
(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
+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.
(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
(5:26) 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.
(3:34) 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
+1 (2:15) Lamont Butler made Free Throw.
2532
+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 (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.
+1 (0:01) Trent Noah made Free Throw.
3237

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(60.0%)

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

12Assists18

3Steals14

5Blocks4

14Turnovers5

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

1Largest Lead16

Game Details

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