Illinois Fighting Illini vs. UCLA Bruins
FINAL/OT
Feb 21, 2026
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
Play-by-Play
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
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