Michigan Wolverines vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

FINAL

Feb 27, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
MICH	38	46	84
ILL	31	39	70

Game Recap

No. 3 Michigan claims Big Ten regular-season title with an 84-70 win over No. 10 Illinois. Morez Johnson Jr. had 19 points and 11 rebounds against his former team as No. 3 Michigan defeated No. 10 Illinois 84-70 on Friday night and clinched the Big Ten regular-season title.

Player Stats

MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Yaxel Lendeborg	39	6-11	2-6	2-2	7	4	2	2	1	3	16
21Morez Johnson Jr.	33	6-10	1-2	6-8	11	1	1	0	1	2	19
15Aday Mara	22	8-9	0-0	3-3	5	2	0	2	2	1	19
3Elliot Cadeau	27	3-9	0-3	1-2	3	5	1	0	0	4	7
4Nimari Burnett	17	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	2	3
42Will Tschetter	17	1-3	1-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	3
2L.J. Cason	13	3-5	1-2	2-2	1	2	1	0	2	1	9
11Roddy Gayle Jr.	10	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
1Trey McKenney	22	2-6	2-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6
TOTAL	-	31-5952.5%	8-2236.4%	14-1782.4%	30	15	6	4	10	14	84

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0David Mirkovic	36	5-10	1-3	1-1	10	2	1	1	2	1	12
15Jake Davis	23	2-4	2-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6
13Tomislav Ivisic	27	3-10	1-6	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	1	7
23Keaton Wagler	38	7-17	3-6	6-7	4	3	2	0	4	3	23
4Kylan Boswell	34	6-14	1-6	2-4	1	2	2	0	2	0	15
3Ben Humrichous	19	2-3	1-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	3	5
44Zvonimir Ivisic	11	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2
2Andrej Stojakovic	12	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0

TOTAL	-	26-6341.3%	9-2931.0%	9-1275.0%	24	9	5	3	9	13	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMICHILL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Illinois.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Michigan.
+2 (19:34) Tomislav Ivisic makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Kylan Boswell assists).
02
(19:20) Foul on David Mirkovic.
+1 (19:20) Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
12
+1 (19:20) Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
22
(18:56) Foul on Elliot Cadeau.
(18:56) Keaton Wagler bad pass turnover.
(18:56) Elliot Cadeau Steal.
(18:47) Aday Mara bad pass turnover.
+3 (18:44) David Mirkovic makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kylan Boswell assists).
25
+2 (18:44) Elliot Cadeau makes layup.
45
(18:00) David Mirkovic bad pass turnover.
(18:00) Nimari Burnett Steal.
+2 (17:43) Aday Mara makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
65
(17:23) Tomislav Ivisic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:21) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:14) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(17:14) Illinois Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Illinois retains its timeout.
+3 (16:55) Jake Davis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keaton Wagler assists).
68
(16:31) Foul on Nimari Burnett.
(16:31) Nimari Burnett turnover.
(16:11) Kylan Boswell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:08) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:49) Elliot Cadeau makes 6-foot jumper.
88
+2 (15:39) Kylan Boswell makes layup.
810
(15:24) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:20) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(14:52) Keaton Wagler misses 6-foot jumper.
(14:49) Andrej Stojakovic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:40) Kylan Boswell makes layup.
812
(14:25) Elliot Cadeau misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:21) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
(14:11) Kylan Boswell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:10) David Mirkovic Offensive Rebound.
(14:10) Foul on Elliot Cadeau.
(14:01) Andrej Stojakovic misses 8-foot jumper.
(13:58) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
(13:57) Aday Mara bad pass turnover.
(13:57) Keaton Wagler Steal.
(13:50) Zvonimir Ivisic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:47) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:34) L.J. Cason makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1112
+3 (13:03) Keaton Wagler makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1115
(13:03) Foul on Aday Mara.
+1 (13:03) Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 1.
1116
(12:40) Morez Johnson Jr. misses 6-foot jumper.
(12:38) Yaxel Lendeborg Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:38) Yaxel Lendeborg makes layup.
1316
+1 (12:38) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 1 of 1.
1416
(12:38) Foul on Ben Humrichous.
(12:25) Andrej Stojakovic bad pass turnover.
(12:25) L.J. Cason Steal.
(12:02) Will Tschetter misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(12:02) Zvonimir Ivisic Block.
(12:00) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(12:00) Foul on Tomislav Ivisic.
+1 (12:00) Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1516
(12:00) Morez Johnson Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:58) Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.
(11:39) Keaton Wagler misses 8-foot jumper.
(11:36) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
(11:33) L.J. Cason misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:27) Yaxel Lendeborg Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:14) Yaxel Lendeborg makes layup.
1716
(10:55) Tomislav Ivisic misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:53) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:53) Foul on Zvonimir Ivisic.
+2 (10:41) L.J. Cason makes 6-foot jumper.
1916
(10:03) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (9:45) Morez Johnson Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
2216
+2 (9:16) Kylan Boswell makes 9-foot jumper.
2218
(9:01) Morez Johnson Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
(9:01) Tomislav Ivisic Block.
(8:57) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:54) Kylan Boswell makes 4-foot jumper.
2220
(8:42) Foul on Keaton Wagler.
(8:36) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:30) Yaxel Lendeborg Offensive Rebound.
(8:18) Foul on Zvonimir Ivisic.
+1 (8:18) L.J. Cason makes free throw 1 of 2.
2320
+1 (8:18) L.J. Cason makes free throw 2 of 2.
2420
(8:09) Foul on L.J. Cason.
(8:09) Kylan Boswell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:09) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:09) Kylan Boswell makes free throw 2 of 2.
2421
(7:50) L.J. Cason bad pass turnover.
(7:50) Kylan Boswell Steal.
(7:45) Kylan Boswell bad pass turnover.
(7:29) Roddy Gayle Jr. bad pass turnover.
(7:29) David Mirkovic Steal.
(7:07) Andrej Stojakovic misses layup.
(7:07) Aday Mara Block.
(7:02) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:02) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes 3-foot dunk (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
2621
(6:37) Keaton Wagler misses 3-foot jumper.
(6:33) Ben Humrichous Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:33) Ben Humrichous makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
2623
(6:28) Foul on Keaton Wagler.
+1 (6:28) Aday Mara makes free throw 1 of 2.
2723
+1 (6:28) Aday Mara makes free throw 2 of 2.
2823
(6:09) Ben Humrichous misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:04) Keaton Wagler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:59) David Mirkovic makes 17-foot jumper.
2825
+3 (5:51) Nimari Burnett makes 23-foot three point jumper (L.J. Cason assists).
3125
(5:28) Kylan Boswell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:25) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
(5:21) L.J. Cason bad pass turnover.
(5:05) David Mirkovic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:03) Tomislav Ivisic Offensive Rebound.
(5:01) Tomislav Ivisic misses 6-foot jumper.
(4:55) David Mirkovic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:55) David Mirkovic makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3127
(4:47) Roddy Gayle Jr. misses layup.
(4:45) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
(4:30) Jake Davis misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:30) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:23) Elliot Cadeau misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:19) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
(4:08) Kylan Boswell bad pass turnover.
(4:08) Morez Johnson Jr. Steal.
(4:04) Foul on Jake Davis.
(4:04) Morez Johnson Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:04) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:04) Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
3227
(3:57) Foul on Nimari Burnett.
(3:33) David Mirkovic misses 8-foot jumper.
(3:31) Will Tschetter Defensive Rebound.
(3:18) Elliot Cadeau misses 10-foot jumper.
(3:16) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:15) Morez Johnson Jr. makes layup.
3427
(3:00) Tomislav Ivisic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:56) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(2:43) Yaxel Lendeborg misses layup.
(2:40) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(2:38) Morez Johnson Jr. misses 3-foot jumper.
(2:35) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:11) Keaton Wagler makes layup (David Mirkovic assists).
3429
(1:41) Trey McKenney misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:38) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
(1:16) Keaton Wagler bad pass turnover.
(1:16) Yaxel Lendeborg Steal.
+2 (1:11) Morez Johnson Jr. makes layup (L.J. Cason assists).
3629
(0:53) Jake Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:50) L.J. Cason Defensive Rebound.
(0:46) Trey McKenney misses layup.
(0:42) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:42) Morez Johnson Jr. makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
3829
(0:35) Kylan Boswell misses layup.
(0:35) Yaxel Lendeborg Block.
(0:32) Kylan Boswell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:32) Kylan Boswell makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3831
(0:15) Morez Johnson Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:11) Keaton Wagler Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Keaton Wagler misses 8-foot jumper.
(0:00) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MICH

ILL

84Points70

31-59(52.5%)Field Goal(%)26-63(41.3%)

8-22(36.4%)3-Point(%)9-29(31.0%)

14-17(82.4%)Free Throw(%)9-12(75.0%)

34(11)Rebounds(Offensive)30(12)

15Assists9

6Steals5

4Blocks3

10Turnovers10

14(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

21Largest Lead5

Game Details

Friday, February 27, 2026 · 8:00 PM

State Farm Center · Champaign, IL

attendance: 15,544 (100%)

tv: FOX

spread: MICH -1.5

over/under: 159.5