Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

FINAL

Jan 3, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
ILL	40	33	73
PSU	26	39	65

Game Recap

Mirkovic's 13 points, 10 rebounds help No. 20 Illinois top Penn State 73-65 at Philly's Palestra. David Mirkovic had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Kylan Boswell scored 18 points to lead No. 20 Illinois to a 73-65 win over Penn State on Saturday night at the Palestra.

Player Stats

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0David Mirkovic	26	4-8	0-3	5-6	10	3	1	0	2	4	13
13Tomislav Ivisic	17	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	4	0
23Keaton Wagler	20	4-9	1-5	7-8	3	3	0	0	2	4	16
2Andrej Stojakovic	31	4-9	0-2	4-4	6	1	0	1	2	0	12
4Kylan Boswell	35	5-13	2-5	6-6	4	0	0	0	1	3	18
3Ben Humrichous	26	2-4	1-3	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	1	5
15Jake Davis	15	1-5	1-5	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	0	3
44Zvonimir Ivisic	23	2-4	1-3	1-4	10	0	0	5	1	0	6
77Mihailo Petrovic	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1Brandon Lee	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	22-5639.3%	6-2722.2%	23-2882.1%	41	9	4	6	9	17	73

PENN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Ivan Juric	22	2-8	1-5	3-5	3	0	1	0	0	3	8
10Josh Reed	12	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
4Kayden Mingo	27	5-12	2-8	4-4	2	5	4	0	0	4	16
5Freddie Dilione V	26	4-11	1-7	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	4	9
11Eli Rice	28	4-10	2-7	1-2	4	0	2	0	1	1	11
16Tibor Mirtic	10	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	3	2
22Saša Ciani	18	3-6	0-0	0-2	4	0	0	0	0	2	6
1Mason Blackwood	9	2-3	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	4	5
9Melih Tunca	22	2-8	0-2	1-1	3	1	0	0	1	0	5
7Dominick Stewart	26	1-6	1-5	0-0	3	3	0	1	0	5	3
TOTAL	-	24-6934.8%	8-3821.1%	9-1464.3%	29	11	7	1	7	26	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfILLPSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Illinois.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Penn State.
+3 (19:39) Kylan Boswell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keaton Wagler assists).
30
(19:20) Josh Reed bad pass turnover.
(19:20) Tomislav Ivisic Steal.
+2 (19:09) Kylan Boswell makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
50
(18:58) Ivan Juric misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:53) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
(18:27) Keaton Wagler misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:27) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(18:27) Foul on Kayden Mingo.
(18:19) Andrej Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:17) Penn State Defensive Rebound.
(17:55) Eli Rice misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:53) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
(17:42) Tomislav Ivisic misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:39) Andrej Stojakovic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:36) David Mirkovic makes layup (Keaton Wagler assists).
70
+3 (17:23) Eli Rice makes 26-foot three point jumper (Freddie Dilione V assists).
73
(17:02) Foul on Ivan Juric.
(16:57) Keaton Wagler misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:54) Andrej Stojakovic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:52) Kylan Boswell makes 2-foot floating jump shot.
93
(16:47) Freddie Dilione V bad pass turnover.
(16:36) Tomislav Ivisic misses 4-foot hook shot.
(16:36) Freddie Dilione V Defensive Rebound.
(16:18) Kayden Mingo misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:18) Andrej Stojakovic Block.
(16:18) Keaton Wagler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:02) Andrej Stojakovic makes driving layup (Keaton Wagler assists).
113
(15:43) Josh Reed misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:39) Keaton Wagler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:33) Andrej Stojakovic makes layup.
133
+3 (15:27) Dominick Stewart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kayden Mingo assists).
136
(15:16) Keaton Wagler bad pass turnover.
(15:16) Kayden Mingo Steal.
+2 (15:12) Melih Tunca makes driving layup (Kayden Mingo assists).
138
(15:12) Foul on Keaton Wagler.
+1 (15:12) Melih Tunca makes free throw 1 of 1.
139
(14:46) Kylan Boswell misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:44) Ben Humrichous Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:42) Ben Humrichous makes layup.
159
(14:35) Foul on Keaton Wagler.
(14:35) Melih Tunca bad pass turnover.
(14:35) Jake Davis Steal.
(14:29) Jake Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:28) Penn State Defensive Rebound.
(14:28) Foul on David Mirkovic.
(14:12) Eli Rice misses driving layup.
(14:12) Zvonimir Ivisic Block.
(14:08) Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.
(14:06) Foul on Dominick Stewart.
+1 (14:06) Kylan Boswell makes free throw 1 of 2.
169
+1 (14:06) Kylan Boswell makes free throw 2 of 2.
179
(13:54) Melih Tunca misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:54) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(13:53) Foul on Tibor Mirtic.
(13:35) David Mirkovic misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:32) Saša Ciani Defensive Rebound.
(13:12) Saša Ciani misses layup.
(13:12) Zvonimir Ivisic Block.
(13:08) Dominick Stewart Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:57) Melih Tunca makes layup.
1711
(12:34) Kylan Boswell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:30) Melih Tunca Defensive Rebound.
(12:27) Tibor Mirtic misses driving layup.
(12:22) Saša Ciani Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:22) Saša Ciani makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1713
(12:11) Kylan Boswell misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(12:11) Penn State Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:01) Dominick Stewart misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:58) Tibor Mirtic Offensive Rebound.
(11:51) Saša Ciani misses layup.
(11:49) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:36) Ben Humrichous makes 22-foot three point jumper (David Mirkovic assists).
2013
(11:16) Melih Tunca misses 16-foot jumper.
(11:16) Zvonimir Ivisic Block.
(11:13) Zvonimir Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(11:12) Zvonimir Ivisic bad pass turnover.
(11:12) Eli Rice Steal.
(10:41) Freddie Dilione V misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:38) Zvonimir Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(10:20) Foul on Freddie Dilione V.
+2 (10:08) Keaton Wagler makes layup.
2213
(9:40) Melih Tunca misses layup.
(9:40) Zvonimir Ivisic Block.
(9:37) Keaton Wagler Defensive Rebound.
(9:31) Foul on Kayden Mingo.
+3 (9:19) Keaton Wagler makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
2513
(8:54) Freddie Dilione V bad pass turnover.
+2 (8:51) Keaton Wagler makes driving layup.
2713
(8:32) Melih Tunca misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:29) Josh Reed Offensive Rebound.
(8:21) Foul on David Mirkovic.
+1 (8:21) Ivan Juric makes free throw 1 of 2.
2714
+1 (8:21) Ivan Juric makes free throw 2 of 2.
2715
(7:57) Andrej Stojakovic misses 5-foot jumper.
(7:54) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
(7:40) Freddie Dilione V misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:39) Penn State Offensive Rebound.
(7:39) Foul on Tomislav Ivisic.
(7:18) Eli Rice misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:16) Mason Blackwood Offensive Rebound.
(7:16) Foul on Tomislav Ivisic.
(6:58) Mason Blackwood misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:57) Penn State Offensive Rebound.
(6:57) Foul on Kylan Boswell.
+1 (6:57) Ivan Juric makes free throw 1 of 2.
2716
(6:57) Ivan Juric misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:55) Zvonimir Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:40) Zvonimir Ivisic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jake Davis assists).
3016
+2 (6:21) Eli Rice makes 19-foot pullup jump shot.
3018
+2 (6:05) Keaton Wagler makes layup.
3218
(5:52) Ivan Juric misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:49) Zvonimir Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(5:42) Keaton Wagler misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:41) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(5:41) Foul on Ivan Juric.
(5:41) Zvonimir Ivisic misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:39) Eli Rice Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:18) Eli Rice makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dominick Stewart assists).
3221
(5:01) Foul on Mason Blackwood.
+1 (5:01) Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 2.
3321
(5:01) Keaton Wagler misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:00) Mason Blackwood Defensive Rebound.
(4:46) Dominick Stewart misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:43) Zvonimir Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(4:25) Andrej Stojakovic misses layup.
(4:23) Saša Ciani Defensive Rebound.
(4:08) Dominick Stewart misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:05) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
(3:52) Jake Davis misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(3:51) Penn State Defensive Rebound.
(3:51) Foul on Keaton Wagler.
(3:51) Eli Rice misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:50) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(3:50) Foul on Saša Ciani.
(3:50) Zvonimir Ivisic misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:48) Eli Rice Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:25) Mason Blackwood makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
3323
(3:09) Foul on Mason Blackwood.
+1 (3:09) Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2.
3423
+1 (3:09) Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2.
3523
+3 (2:45) Mason Blackwood makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dominick Stewart assists).
3526
(2:18) Ben Humrichous misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:15) Zvonimir Ivisic Offensive Rebound.
(2:15) Foul on Saša Ciani.
(2:15) Zvonimir Ivisic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:15) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:15) Zvonimir Ivisic makes free throw 2 of 2.
3626
(1:45) Dominick Stewart misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:42) Zvonimir Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(1:32) Andrej Stojakovic misses layup.
(1:32) Dominick Stewart Block.
(1:29) Melih Tunca Defensive Rebound.
(1:24) Eli Rice misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:23) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(1:22) Foul on Mason Blackwood.
+1 (1:22) Kylan Boswell makes free throw 1 of 2.
3726
+1 (1:22) Kylan Boswell makes free throw 2 of 2.
3826
(1:07) Foul on Tibor Mirtic.
(1:07) Tibor Mirtic turnover.
+2 (0:39) Andrej Stojakovic makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot.
4026
(0:25) Foul on Brandon Lee.
(0:25) Saša Ciani misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:25) Penn State Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:24) Saša Ciani misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:23) Zvonimir Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(0:06) Kylan Boswell misses layup.
(0:04) Dominick Stewart Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

ILL

PSU

73Points65

22-56(39.3%)Field Goal(%)24-69(34.8%)

6-27(22.2%)3-Point(%)8-38(21.1%)

23-28(82.1%)Free Throw(%)9-14(64.3%)

48(13)Rebounds(Offensive)37(14)

9Assists11

4Steals7

6Blocks1

10Turnovers7

17(0)Fouls(Technical)26(0)

15Largest Lead0

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 7:00 PM

The Palestra · Philadelphia, PA

attendance: 4,686 (53.7%)

tv: BTN

spread: ILL -14.5

over/under: 156.5