Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

FINAL

Jan 11, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
ILL	35	40	75
IOWA	24	45	69

Game Recap

No. 16 Illinois builds big early lead, then holds off No. 19 Iowa, 75-69. Keaton Wagler scored 19 points, Andrej Stojakovic and Kylan Boswell each had 17 and No. 16 Illinois continued to win on the road in the Big Ten Conference, holding off No. 19 Iowa 75-69 on Sunday.

Player Stats

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0David Mirkovic	35	3-7	1-3	0-0	12	5	1	0	2	0	7
13Tomislav Ivisic	20	3-6	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	2	3	1	7
23Keaton Wagler	34	5-9	4-7	5-6	5	4	0	0	3	3	19
2Andrej Stojakovic	33	7-16	1-5	2-3	5	0	2	0	1	2	17
4Kylan Boswell	38	7-13	1-5	2-2	4	3	3	0	1	3	17
3Ben Humrichous	13	0-1	0-1	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	2	0
15Jake Davis	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
44Zvonimir Ivisic	15	3-5	2-4	0-0	2	1	0	1	2	0	8
TOTAL	-	28-5749.1%	10-2835.7%	9-1181.8%	34	15	7	4	12	11	75

IOWA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Alvaro Folgueiras	34	2-9	2-7	2-2	8	3	1	1	4	1	8
3Cam Manyawu	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
8Cooper Koch	34	4-12	2-8	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	1	10
14Bennett Stirtz	33	5-17	2-8	0-0	1	6	0	0	1	4	12
11Kael Combs	25	1-3	1-1	0-0	1	2	2	0	2	0	3
24Tate Sage	29	4-6	1-3	4-4	4	1	0	1	0	4	13
23Isaia Howard	12	3-4	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	7
6Tavion Banks	25	8-14	0-1	0-0	7	5	2	0	0	2	16
TOTAL	-	27-6640.9%	9-2931.0%	6-6100%	28	19	5	2	8	14	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfILLIOWA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:56) Jump Ball won by Iowa.
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by Illinois.
(19:42) Cam Manyawu misses layup.
(19:42) Tomislav Ivisic Block.
(19:38) Andrej Stojakovic Defensive Rebound.
(19:36) Andrej Stojakovic misses driving layup.
(19:35) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:27) Andrej Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (David Mirkovic assists).
30
(18:57) Alvaro Folgueiras bad pass turnover.
(18:57) David Mirkovic Steal.
(18:48) Andrej Stojakovic misses driving layup.
(18:48) Alvaro Folgueiras Block.
(18:44) Alvaro Folgueiras Defensive Rebound.
(18:37) Kael Combs misses 11-foot jumper.
(18:34) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
(18:16) Kylan Boswell misses layup.
(18:12) Alvaro Folgueiras Defensive Rebound.
(18:07) Cooper Koch misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:04) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:53) David Mirkovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Keaton Wagler assists).
60
(17:29) Alvaro Folgueiras misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:26) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:13) Tomislav Ivisic makes layup (David Mirkovic assists).
80
+2 (16:50) Cooper Koch makes driving layup.
82
(16:23) Tomislav Ivisic misses 9-foot hook shot.
(16:19) David Mirkovic Offensive Rebound.
(16:09) Kylan Boswell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(16:07) Alvaro Folgueiras Defensive Rebound.
(16:06) Foul on Tomislav Ivisic.
+3 (15:40) Alvaro Folgueiras makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists).
85
+2 (15:13) Andrej Stojakovic makes driving layup.
105
(14:58) Bennett Stirtz misses 21-foot jumper.
(14:55) Andrej Stojakovic Defensive Rebound.
(14:50) David Mirkovic misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:46) Isaia Howard Defensive Rebound.
(14:38) Bennett Stirtz misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(14:35) Andrej Stojakovic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:20) David Mirkovic makes driving layup.
125
(13:55) Bennett Stirtz misses 11-foot jumper.
(13:52) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
(13:47) David Mirkovic misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(13:44) Keaton Wagler Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:30) Keaton Wagler makes 28-foot three point jumper.
155
(13:04) Cam Manyawu bad pass turnover.
(13:04) Kylan Boswell Steal.
+2 (13:00) Kylan Boswell makes driving layup.
175
(12:47) Foul on Kylan Boswell.
(12:32) Bennett Stirtz misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:28) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
(12:20) Foul on Alvaro Folgueiras.
(12:20) Andrej Stojakovic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:20) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:20) Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2.
185
(12:07) Alvaro Folgueiras bad pass turnover.
(12:07) Jake Davis Steal.
+2 (11:47) Andrej Stojakovic makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
205
(11:47) Foul on Tate Sage.
+1 (11:47) Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 1.
215
(11:27) Cooper Koch misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(11:23) Keaton Wagler Defensive Rebound.
(11:03) Foul on Isaia Howard.
(10:50) Tomislav Ivisic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:46) Andrej Stojakovic Offensive Rebound.
(10:33) Tomislav Ivisic bad pass turnover.
(10:33) Tavion Banks Steal.
+2 (10:26) Isaia Howard makes driving layup (Tavion Banks assists).
217
(10:11) Keaton Wagler traveling turnover.
+2 (9:57) Bennett Stirtz makes 14-foot step back jumpshot.
219
(9:41) David Mirkovic traveling turnover.
(9:23) Cooper Koch misses driving layup.
(9:23) Ben Humrichous Block.
(9:18) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
(9:08) Andrej Stojakovic misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(9:05) Alvaro Folgueiras Defensive Rebound.
(9:04) Alvaro Folgueiras bad pass turnover.
+2 (8:58) Tomislav Ivisic makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Kylan Boswell assists).
239
(8:46) Bennett Stirtz misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:43) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:39) Kylan Boswell makes driving layup.
259
+2 (8:25) Tavion Banks makes layup (Bennett Stirtz assists).
2511
+2 (8:05) Andrej Stojakovic makes layup.
2711
(7:40) Kael Combs bad pass turnover.
(7:40) Andrej Stojakovic Steal.
+2 (7:34) Andrej Stojakovic makes driving layup.
2911
+2 (7:07) Tavion Banks makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
2913
(6:53) Andrej Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:50) Alvaro Folgueiras Defensive Rebound.
(6:42) Tavion Banks misses layup.
(6:42) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(6:18) Kylan Boswell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:16) Cooper Koch Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:06) Tate Sage makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists).
2916
+2 (5:46) Kylan Boswell makes layup (Keaton Wagler assists).
3116
(5:15) Cooper Koch misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(5:11) Tate Sage Offensive Rebound.
(5:03) Foul on Keaton Wagler.
+3 (4:49) Kael Combs makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists).
3119
(4:20) Foul on Bennett Stirtz.
+2 (4:15) Zvonimir Ivisic makes 2-foot dunk.
3319
(3:49) Cooper Koch misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:47) Keaton Wagler Defensive Rebound.
(3:24) Kylan Boswell misses 20-foot turnaround jump shot.
(3:21) Cam Manyawu Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:05) Bennett Stirtz makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cooper Koch assists).
3322
(2:48) Zvonimir Ivisic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:45) Cooper Koch Defensive Rebound.
(2:39) Foul on Keaton Wagler.
(2:23) Tate Sage misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:19) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(2:08) Andrej Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:02) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
(1:59) Foul on Andrej Stojakovic.
+1 (1:59) Tate Sage makes free throw 1 of 2.
3323
+1 (1:59) Tate Sage makes free throw 2 of 2.
3324
(1:39) Tomislav Ivisic bad pass turnover.
(1:39) Tavion Banks Steal.
(1:13) Cooper Koch misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:10) Tate Sage Offensive Rebound.
(1:00) Tavion Banks misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:56) Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(0:50) Foul on Tavion Banks.
(0:34) Keaton Wagler misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:33) Kylan Boswell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:31) Kylan Boswell makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3524
(0:18) Foul on Ben Humrichous.
(0:02) Bennett Stirtz misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(0:02) Tavion Banks Offensive Rebound.
(0:02) Tavion Banks misses tip in layup.
(0:02) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

ILL

IOWA

75Points69

28-57(49.1%)Field Goal(%)27-66(40.9%)

10-28(35.7%)3-Point(%)9-29(31.0%)

9-11(81.8%)Free Throw(%)6-6(100.0%)

38(9)Rebounds(Offensive)31(10)

15Assists19

7Steals5

4Blocks2

12Turnovers8

11(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

18Largest Lead0

Game Details

Sunday, January 11, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Carver-Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA

attendance: 13,559 (90.1%)

tv: FOX

spread: ILL -1.5

over/under: 142.5