Illinois Fighting Illini vs. USC Trojans

FINAL

Feb 18, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
ILL	54	47	101
USC	32	33	65

Game Recap

No. 10 Illinois overwhelms USC by 36 points, cruising to its 14th win in 16 games. Andrej Stojakovic scored 22 points to lead seven players in double figures and No. 10 Illinois routed Southern California 101-65 on Wednesday night for its 14th win in 16 games.

Player Stats

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0David Mirkovic	21	4-10	2-4	4-5	3	4	0	1	1	3	14
15Jake Davis	25	4-4	4-4	0-0	7	0	0	0	0	2	12
13Tomislav Ivisic	21	3-6	2-5	2-2	4	2	0	1	2	3	10
23Keaton Wagler	29	3-8	0-1	4-4	3	4	2	1	2	2	10
4Kylan Boswell	28	5-13	1-6	1-2	5	8	2	0	1	1	12
3Ben Humrichous	28	3-6	3-6	2-2	6	1	0	1	0	0	11
44Zvonimir Ivisic	20	2-4	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	4	1	3	4
77Mihailo Petrovic	3	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2
8Blake Fagbemi	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1Brandon Lee	4	1-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
2Andrej Stojakovic	17	6-7	1-1	9-9	3	0	1	0	2	2	22
5AJ Redd	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	32-6251.6%	13-2944.8%	24-2692.3%	35	21	7	8	9	19	101

USC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Ezra Ausar	32	6-9	0-0	3-7	11	2	0	0	4	3	15
6Jacob Cofie	35	5-12	2-3	2-3	5	3	1	0	1	2	14
45Gabe Dynes	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
0Alijah Arenas	18	2-7	0-2	4-6	0	2	1	0	3	2	8
13Kam Woods	33	2-7	0-1	0-0	4	7	2	0	1	5	4
33Jaden Brownell	13	1-3	0-1	2-2	3	0	0	0	2	0	4
5Terrance Williams II	29	3-9	2-3	1-2	4	0	1	0	0	3	9
7Jordan Marsh	15	2-9	1-5	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	3	5
8Jerry Easter II	9	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
9Ryan Cornish	9	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2	3


TOTAL	-	23-6237.1%	7-1838.9%	12-2060.0%	30	16	5	2	12	22	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfILLUSC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by USC.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Illinois.
(19:30) Jacob Cofie misses layup.
(19:30) Tomislav Ivisic Block.
(19:29) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
(19:29) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (19:12) Tomislav Ivisic makes 2-foot dunk (Kylan Boswell assists).
20
(18:58) Alijah Arenas misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:54) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:42) Jake Davis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tomislav Ivisic assists).
50
(18:18) Jacob Cofie misses 19-foot jumper.
(18:15) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(18:01) Keaton Wagler misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:57) Jake Davis Offensive Rebound.
(17:55) Kylan Boswell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:52) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
(17:40) Alijah Arenas misses layup.
(17:37) Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.
(17:37) Foul on Ezra Ausar.
(17:28) Tomislav Ivisic misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:26) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(17:15) Tomislav Ivisic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:12) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
(16:58) Alijah Arenas misses layup.
(16:58) David Mirkovic Block.
(16:58) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(16:41) Keaton Wagler bad pass turnover.
(16:41) Alijah Arenas Steal.
(16:35) Alijah Arenas bad pass turnover.
(16:35) Keaton Wagler Steal.
+3 (16:25) Jake Davis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kylan Boswell assists).
80
+2 (16:08) Ezra Ausar makes layup (Kam Woods assists).
82
(16:08) Foul on David Mirkovic.
+1 (16:08) Ezra Ausar makes free throw 1 of 1.
83
(15:48) Foul on Jerry Easter II.
+1 (15:48) Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 2.
93
+1 (15:48) Keaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 2.
103
(15:18) Kam Woods misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(15:18) Ezra Ausar Offensive Rebound.
(15:18) Zvonimir Ivisic Block.
(15:17) Ezra Ausar misses tip in layup.
(15:17) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:17) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (14:55) Andrej Stojakovic makes 19-foot turnaround jump shot (Ben Humrichous assists).
123
(14:32) Ezra Ausar bad pass turnover.
(14:32) Kylan Boswell Steal.
+3 (14:27) Ben Humrichous makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kylan Boswell assists).
153
+3 (14:10) Jordan Marsh makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alijah Arenas assists).
156
(13:49) Foul on Jordan Marsh.
+2 (13:42) David Mirkovic makes driving layup.
176
(13:42) Foul on Jacob Cofie.
+1 (13:42) David Mirkovic makes free throw 1 of 1.
186
(13:25) Jacob Cofie misses driving layup.
(13:21) Jacob Cofie Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:21) Jacob Cofie makes 0-foot tip in layup.
188
(13:11) Foul on Jordan Marsh.
(13:11) David Mirkovic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:11) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:11) David Mirkovic makes free throw 2 of 2.
198
(12:49) Foul on David Mirkovic.
(12:34) Jacob Cofie bad pass turnover.
(12:34) Andrej Stojakovic Steal.
(12:29) Tomislav Ivisic bad pass turnover.
(12:29) Kam Woods Steal.
(12:29) Foul on Andrej Stojakovic.
(12:27) Jordan Marsh misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:22) Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.
(12:13) Foul on Kam Woods.
+2 (12:08) Kylan Boswell makes driving layup.
218
(11:59) Ezra Ausar bad pass turnover.
(11:59) Kylan Boswell Steal.
(11:50) Ben Humrichous misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:47) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
(11:43) Alijah Arenas misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:39) Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.
(11:36) Foul on Alijah Arenas.
+1 (11:36) Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2.
228
+1 (11:36) Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2.
238
(11:20) Jordan Marsh misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(11:18) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
(11:04) Foul on Alijah Arenas.
+1 (11:04) Tomislav Ivisic makes free throw 1 of 2.
248
+1 (11:04) Tomislav Ivisic makes free throw 2 of 2.
258
+2 (10:46) Kam Woods makes driving layup (Jacob Cofie assists).
2510
(10:24) Kylan Boswell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:21) Jaden Brownell Defensive Rebound.
(10:21) Foul on Tomislav Ivisic.
+2 (10:10) Jacob Cofie makes layup (Kam Woods assists).
2512
(10:10) Foul on Tomislav Ivisic.
(10:10) Jacob Cofie misses free throw 1 of 1.
(10:08) Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.
(9:58) Foul on Zvonimir Ivisic.
(9:58) Zvonimir Ivisic turnover.
+2 (9:47) Jacob Cofie makes layup (Kam Woods assists).
2514
(9:28) Keaton Wagler misses layup.
(9:28) Jordan Marsh Block.
(9:28) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:15) Ben Humrichous makes 30-foot three point jumper (Kylan Boswell assists).
2814
(8:57) Kam Woods misses layup.
(8:57) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(8:44) Kylan Boswell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:42) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
(8:27) Jordan Marsh misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:26) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:26) Foul on Ezra Ausar.
+1 (8:26) Ben Humrichous makes free throw 1 of 2.
2914
+1 (8:26) Ben Humrichous makes free throw 2 of 2.
3014
(8:11) Foul on Jake Davis.
+1 (8:11) Jacob Cofie makes free throw 1 of 2.
3015
+1 (8:11) Jacob Cofie makes free throw 2 of 2.
3016
(7:53) Zvonimir Ivisic misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(7:51) Jordan Marsh Defensive Rebound.
(7:42) Kam Woods misses layup.
(7:40) Zvonimir Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(7:31) Andrej Stojakovic misses driving layup.
(7:31) Andrej Stojakovic Offensive Rebound.
(7:31) Foul on Gabe Dynes.
+1 (7:31) Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2.
3116
+1 (7:31) Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2.
3216
+2 (7:10) Jordan Marsh makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Jacob Cofie assists).
3218
(7:00) Foul on Andrej Stojakovic.
(7:00) Andrej Stojakovic turnover.
(6:49) Terrance Williams II misses 11-foot hook shot.
(6:46) Gabe Dynes Offensive Rebound.
(6:45) Jordan Marsh misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:41) Keaton Wagler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:36) Tomislav Ivisic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Keaton Wagler assists).
3518
+3 (6:12) Terrance Williams II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Marsh assists).
3521
+2 (5:56) Keaton Wagler makes driving layup.
3721
(5:48) Jordan Marsh misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(5:45) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
(5:42) Kylan Boswell misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(5:38) Terrance Williams II Defensive Rebound.
(5:34) Terrance Williams II misses driving layup.
(5:31) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:18) Kylan Boswell makes driving layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists).
3921
(5:10) Foul on Kylan Boswell.
+1 (5:10) Alijah Arenas makes free throw 1 of 2.
3922
+1 (5:10) Alijah Arenas makes free throw 2 of 2.
3923
(4:44) Keaton Wagler misses layup.
(4:42) Kylan Boswell Offensive Rebound.
(4:41) Ben Humrichous misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:39) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
(4:33) Foul on Keaton Wagler.
(4:33) Alijah Arenas misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:33) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:33) Alijah Arenas makes free throw 2 of 2.
3924
+2 (4:09) Zvonimir Ivisic makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Keaton Wagler assists).
4124
(3:43) Jacob Cofie misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:41) Terrance Williams II Offensive Rebound.
(3:41) Foul on Jake Davis.
+1 (3:41) Terrance Williams II makes free throw 1 of 2.
4125
(3:41) Terrance Williams II misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:38) Terrance Williams II Offensive Rebound.
(3:25) Alijah Arenas traveling turnover.
+3 (3:05) Kylan Boswell makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot.
4425
+2 (2:48) Alijah Arenas makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
4427
+2 (2:28) Keaton Wagler makes driving layup.
4627
(2:14) Alijah Arenas misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:08) Jacob Cofie Offensive Rebound.
(2:08) Jacob Cofie misses tip in layup.
(2:06) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:00) Andrej Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keaton Wagler assists).
4927
+3 (1:39) Terrance Williams II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kam Woods assists).
4930
(1:23) Foul on Kam Woods.
+1 (1:23) Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 2.
5030
+1 (1:23) Keaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 2.
5130
(0:56) Jaden Brownell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:52) Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(0:45) Foul on Jacob Cofie.
+1 (0:45) Kylan Boswell makes free throw 1 of 2.
5230
(0:44) Kylan Boswell misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:43) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:30) Jaden Brownell makes layup (Alijah Arenas assists).
5232
(0:05) Keaton Wagler misses 11-foot jumper.
(0:03) Illinois Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Illinois retains its timeout.
(0:03) Kylan Boswell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:03) Kylan Boswell makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
5432
(0:01) Alijah Arenas out of bounds bad pass turnover.

2nd half

Team Stats

ILL

USC

101Points65

32-62(51.6%)Field Goal(%)23-62(37.1%)

13-29(44.8%)3-Point(%)7-18(38.9%)

24-26(92.3%)Free Throw(%)12-20(60.0%)

41(13)Rebounds(Offensive)30(13)

21Assists16

7Steals5

8Blocks2

9Turnovers14

19(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

39Largest Lead0

Game Details

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 · 10:00 PM

Galen Center · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 7,327 (71.4%)

tv: BTN

spread: ILL -8.5

over/under: 151.5