Illinois Fighting Illini vs. UCLA Bruins

Feb 21, 2026

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
ILL	50	36	8	94
UCLA	43	43	9	95

Game Recap

Dent’s late layup in OT lifts UCLA past No. 10 Illinois 95-94 after 23-point comeback. Donovan Dent hit a go-ahead layup with 1 second remaining in overtime, lifting UCLA over No. 10 Illinois 95-94 on Saturday night after the Bruins rallied from a 23-point, first-half deficit.

Player Stats

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0David Mirkovic	25	1-7	0-4	1-2	5	4	0	0	2	4	3
15Jake Davis	22	3-8	3-8	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	3	9
13Tomislav Ivisic	33	5-9	1-5	5-6	6	2	0	0	2	3	16
23Keaton Wagler	39	5-15	1-6	8-8	8	6	1	2	2	2	19
4Kylan Boswell	33	4-9	2-4	3-4	6	5	1	0	0	2	13
3Ben Humrichous	29	5-10	5-10	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	2	15
44Zvonimir Ivisic	17	4-6	1-2	2-2	3	0	0	2	0	1	11
2Andrej Stojakovic	27	1-5	0-3	6-9	3	1	0	0	2	1	8


TOTAL	-	28-6940.6%	13-4231.0%	25-3180.6%	40	19	2	5	9	18	94

UCLA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Tyler Bilodeau	35	6-11	2-5	4-4	4	0	1	0	2	3	18
2Donovan Dent	42	5-15	0-2	4-6	3	15	1	1	0	3	14
55Skyy Clark	26	4-7	2-4	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	5	10
0Trent Perry	45	4-9	2-4	7-7	4	4	0	0	0	3	17
3Eric Dailey Jr.	29	8-13	3-6	1-2	6	2	2	0	2	5	20
24Steven Jamerson II	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Xavier Booker	24	7-8	2-3	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	16
4Jamar Brown	10	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
5Brandon Williams	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Eric Freeny	11	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	34-6750.7%	11-2839.3%	16-1984.2%	23	21	5	1	5	21	95

Play-by-Play

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1st halfILLUCLA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Illinois.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by UCLA.
+3 (19:33) Keaton Wagler makes 23-foot three point jumper.
30
+2 (19:18) Eric Dailey Jr. makes layup.
32
(19:11) David Mirkovic traveling turnover.
(19:00) Eric Dailey Jr. traveling turnover.
(18:45) Kylan Boswell misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:41) Jake Davis Offensive Rebound.
(18:37) Tomislav Ivisic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:30) David Mirkovic Offensive Rebound.
(18:30) David Mirkovic misses tip in layup.
(18:28) David Mirkovic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:28) David Mirkovic makes 0-foot tip in layup.
52
+3 (18:21) Trent Perry makes 22-foot three point jumper (Donovan Dent assists).
55
(18:07) Foul on Skyy Clark.
+2 (17:52) Tomislav Ivisic makes 4-foot dunk (Kylan Boswell assists).
75
(17:41) Donovan Dent misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(17:38) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:21) Kylan Boswell makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
105
(17:06) Trent Perry misses layup.
(17:06) Keaton Wagler Block.
(17:01) Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(16:52) David Mirkovic misses 7-foot hook shot.
(16:50) Tyler Bilodeau Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:42) Skyy Clark makes layup (Trent Perry assists).
107
+3 (16:21) Jake Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (David Mirkovic assists).
137
(16:10) Foul on Kylan Boswell.
(16:10) Donovan Dent misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:10) UCLA Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:10) Donovan Dent makes free throw 2 of 2.
138
(15:54) Tomislav Ivisic bad pass turnover.
(15:54) Tyler Bilodeau Steal.
+2 (15:26) Donovan Dent makes 19-foot step back jumpshot.
1310
(15:07) Andrej Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:02) Keaton Wagler Offensive Rebound.
(14:58) Foul on Trent Perry.
+1 (14:58) Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2.
1410
+1 (14:58) Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2.
1510
(14:49) Eric Dailey Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:45) Donovan Dent Offensive Rebound.
(14:33) Eric Dailey Jr. misses layup.
(14:33) Zvonimir Ivisic Block.
(14:29) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
(14:24) David Mirkovic misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(14:20) Keaton Wagler Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:09) Ben Humrichous makes 23-foot three point jumper (David Mirkovic assists).
1810
(13:58) Donovan Dent misses layup.
(13:58) Keaton Wagler Block.
(13:58) UCLA Offensive Rebound.
(13:56) Trent Perry misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:52) Keaton Wagler Defensive Rebound.
(13:40) Foul on Donovan Dent.
(13:28) Foul on Keaton Wagler.
(13:28) Keaton Wagler turnover.
(13:01) Foul on Tyler Bilodeau.
(13:01) Tyler Bilodeau turnover.
+1 (13:01) David Mirkovic makes free throw 1 of 2.
1910
(13:01) David Mirkovic misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:00) UCLA Coach's Challenge (Overturned) UCLA retains its timeout.
(12:33) Andrej Stojakovic misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(12:30) Kylan Boswell Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:26) Zvonimir Ivisic makes 23-foot three point jumper (David Mirkovic assists).
2210
(12:01) Jamar Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:58) Jamar Brown Offensive Rebound.
(11:51) Skyy Clark misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(11:46) Eric Dailey Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(11:45) Jamar Brown misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(11:41) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:41) Foul on Eric Dailey Jr..
+3 (11:29) Ben Humrichous makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tomislav Ivisic assists).
2510
(11:13) Skyy Clark bad pass turnover.
(11:13) Keaton Wagler Steal.
(11:08) Foul on Skyy Clark.
(10:56) Jake Davis misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:53) Trent Perry Defensive Rebound.
(10:38) Xavier Booker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:38) UCLA Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:38) Foul on Jake Davis.
(10:35) Tyler Bilodeau misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:30) Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.
(10:20) Kylan Boswell misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(10:18) Kylan Boswell Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:17) Ben Humrichous makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keaton Wagler assists).
2810
(9:57) Tyler Bilodeau misses 10-foot hook shot.
(9:53) Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:51) Tomislav Ivisic makes 4-foot dunk (Kylan Boswell assists).
3010
(9:34) Trent Perry misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:30) Keaton Wagler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:27) Ben Humrichous makes 29-foot three point jumper (Keaton Wagler assists).
3310
+2 (9:12) Xavier Booker makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot (Donovan Dent assists).
3312
(8:55) Jake Davis misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(8:51) Tyler Bilodeau Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:38) Tyler Bilodeau makes layup (Donovan Dent assists).
3314
(8:22) Foul on Tyler Bilodeau.
(8:22) Tomislav Ivisic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:22) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:22) Tomislav Ivisic makes free throw 2 of 2.
3414
+2 (8:04) Skyy Clark makes layup (Eric Dailey Jr. assists).
3416
+2 (7:49) Tomislav Ivisic makes layup (David Mirkovic assists).
3616
+3 (7:35) Xavier Booker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trent Perry assists).
3619
(7:19) Kylan Boswell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:15) Andrej Stojakovic Offensive Rebound.
(7:13) Andrej Stojakovic bad pass turnover.
(7:13) Donovan Dent Steal.
+2 (7:09) Donovan Dent makes layup.
3621
(6:48) David Mirkovic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:45) Eric Dailey Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:39) Skyy Clark makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Eric Dailey Jr. assists).
3624
+2 (6:12) Kylan Boswell makes layup.
3824
+2 (5:53) Eric Dailey Jr. makes layup (Trent Perry assists).
3826
+3 (5:25) Kylan Boswell makes 31-foot three point step back jumpshot.
4126
+3 (5:11) Xavier Booker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Dent assists).
4129
(4:50) Kylan Boswell misses layup.
(4:48) Eric Dailey Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:44) Eric Dailey Jr. makes layup.
4131
+3 (4:22) Tomislav Ivisic makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kylan Boswell assists).
4431
+2 (3:54) Trent Perry makes driving layup.
4433
(3:35) Jake Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:32) UCLA Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:21) Xavier Booker makes 5-foot alley oop dunk (Donovan Dent assists).
4435
+2 (3:06) Zvonimir Ivisic makes 4-foot dunk (Keaton Wagler assists).
4635
(2:35) Eric Dailey Jr. misses 15-foot step back jumpshot.
(2:32) Zvonimir Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(2:16) David Mirkovic misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:12) Ben Humrichous Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:11) Kylan Boswell makes layup (Ben Humrichous assists).
4835
+3 (1:55) Trent Perry makes 22-foot three point jumper (Donovan Dent assists).
4838
+2 (1:18) Zvonimir Ivisic makes 5-foot alley oop dunk (Keaton Wagler assists).
5038
+2 (0:46) Donovan Dent makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
5040
(0:02) David Mirkovic bad pass turnover.
(0:02) Eric Dailey Jr. Steal.
(0:00) Foul on David Mirkovic.
+1 (0:00) Trent Perry makes free throw 1 of 3.
5041
+1 (0:00) Trent Perry makes free throw 2 of 3.
5042
+1 (0:00) Trent Perry makes free throw 3 of 3.
5043

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

ILL

UCLA

94Points95

28-69(40.6%)Field Goal(%)34-67(50.7%)

13-42(31.0%)3-Point(%)11-28(39.3%)

25-31(80.6%)Free Throw(%)16-19(84.2%)

43(20)Rebounds(Offensive)27(8)

19Assists21

2Steals5

5Blocks1

9Turnovers5

18(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

23Largest Lead5

Game Details

Saturday, February 21, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Pauley Pavilion · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 10,036 (72.7%)

tv: FOX

spread: ILL -6.5

over/under: 146.5