Illinois Fighting Illini vs. UConn Huskies

Apr 4, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ILL	29	33	62
CONN	37	34	71

Game Recap

UConn and Hurley muscle their way to 3rd national title game in 4 seasons, beating Illinois 71-62. Dan Hurley had UConn ready for another Final Four fight night. Once again, his Huskies scored a knockout.

Player Stats

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0David Mirkovic	28	2-7	1-3	1-2	5	0	0	3	2	3	6
15Jake Davis	17	0-1	0-1	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	2
13Tomislav Ivisic	33	4-11	2-7	6-6	7	0	1	1	2	4	16
23Keaton Wagler	37	7-16	2-10	4-5	8	2	0	0	3	3	20
4Kylan Boswell	24	1-6	0-1	4-4	6	0	0	0	0	2	6
3Ben Humrichous	26	1-4	1-3	0-0	5	0	0	2	1	0	3
44Zvonimir Ivisic	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2Andrej Stojakovic	29	4-10	0-0	1-4	8	1	0	0	0	3	9

TOTAL	-	19-5633.9%	6-2623.1%	18-2378.3%	42	3	2	6	8	17	62

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Alex Karaban	35	1-8	1-7	6-6	4	4	1	1	0	1	9
5Tarris Reed Jr.	35	6-12	0-0	5-5	11	0	0	0	0	3	17
24Braylon Mullins	30	5-14	4-7	1-1	3	0	2	0	0	3	15
2Silas Demary Jr.	31	2-8	1-6	2-3	9	7	2	0	1	4	7
1Solo Ball	28	5-11	3-7	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	1	13
23Jayden Ross	20	2-4	2-2	1-2	3	0	1	0	1	1	7
3Jaylin Stewart	7	1-4	1-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
12Eric Reibe	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0
0Malachi Smith	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0
TOTAL	-	22-6235.5%	12-3336.4%	15-1788.2%	33	14	6	1	4	21	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfILLCONN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by UConn.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Illinois.
(19:42) Solo Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:39) Keaton Wagler Defensive Rebound.
(19:19) David Mirkovic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:16) Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(19:09) Silas Demary Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:07) Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(18:48) Jake Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:46) Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:36) Foul on Kylan Boswell.
+3 (18:24) Braylon Mullins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
03
(17:59) Keaton Wagler misses 8-foot jumper.
(17:56) Keaton Wagler Offensive Rebound.
(17:49) Foul on Braylon Mullins.
+1 (17:49) Kylan Boswell makes free throw 1 of 2.
13
+1 (17:49) Kylan Boswell makes free throw 2 of 2.
23
+2 (17:29) Tarris Reed Jr. makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
25
(17:13) Keaton Wagler misses 32-foot three point jumper.
(17:09) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:58) Braylon Mullins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
28
+2 (16:38) Keaton Wagler makes driving layup.
48
(16:38) Foul on Silas Demary Jr..
+1 (16:38) Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 1.
58
(16:28) Foul on Keaton Wagler.
(16:18) Braylon Mullins misses dunk.
(16:18) David Mirkovic Block.
(16:14) Andrej Stojakovic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:11) David Mirkovic makes 9-foot jumper.
78
(15:54) Alex Karaban misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:49) Tarris Reed Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(15:41) Silas Demary Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper.
+1 (15:39) Tarris Reed Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
711
(15:39) Tarris Reed Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:39) Tarris Reed Jr. makes 0-foot tip in layup.
710
(15:39) Foul on Zvonimir Ivisic.
(15:18) David Mirkovic misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
(15:15) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:36) Tarris Reed Jr. misses 6-foot jumper.
(14:32) Silas Demary Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:32) Silas Demary Jr. makes 0-foot tip in layup.
713
+2 (14:21) Andrej Stojakovic makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
913
+3 (14:00) Jayden Ross makes 23-foot three point jumper (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
916
(13:38) Zvonimir Ivisic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:34) Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:21) Tarris Reed Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Alex Karaban assists).
918
(13:15) Foul on Malachi Smith.
+2 (12:57) Andrej Stojakovic makes 9-foot jumper.
1118
(12:38) Solo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:35) Keaton Wagler Defensive Rebound.
(12:22) Foul on Malachi Smith.
(12:22) Andrej Stojakovic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:22) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:22) Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2.
1218
(11:56) Silas Demary Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:53) Andrej Stojakovic Defensive Rebound.
(11:49) Ben Humrichous misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:46) Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:40) Alex Karaban misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:37) Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(11:25) Andrej Stojakovic misses 7-foot jumper.
(11:25) Alex Karaban Block.
(11:25) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(11:18) Tomislav Ivisic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:15) Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:02) Jaylin Stewart misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:56) Keaton Wagler Defensive Rebound.
(10:35) Foul on Eric Reibe.
(10:34) Foul on Jaylin Stewart.
+3 (10:30) Keaton Wagler makes 28-foot three point jumper.
1518
+3 (10:16) Jayden Ross makes 23-foot three point jumper (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
1521
+2 (9:55) Kylan Boswell makes 5-foot jumper.
1721
(9:33) Braylon Mullins misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:29) Keaton Wagler Defensive Rebound.
(9:21) Foul on Eric Reibe.
+1 (9:21) Tomislav Ivisic makes free throw 1 of 2.
1821
+1 (9:21) Tomislav Ivisic makes free throw 2 of 2.
1921
(8:57) Foul on Tomislav Ivisic.
(8:49) Braylon Mullins misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(8:45) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
(8:39) David Mirkovic misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(8:36) Keaton Wagler Offensive Rebound.
(8:29) Kylan Boswell misses 17-foot jumper.
(8:25) Jayden Ross Defensive Rebound.
(8:18) Jayden Ross misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:14) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:54) Tomislav Ivisic makes 30-foot three point jumper.
2221
(7:23) Alex Karaban misses 4-foot jumper.
(7:23) David Mirkovic Block.
(7:19) Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(7:17) Kylan Boswell misses layup.
(7:14) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(7:05) Silas Demary Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:02) Braylon Mullins Offensive Rebound.
(6:50) Tarris Reed Jr. misses layup.
(6:50) David Mirkovic Block.
(6:44) Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.
(6:26) Keaton Wagler misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(6:25) UConn Defensive Rebound.
(6:11) Braylon Mullins misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:08) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(5:48) David Mirkovic misses 13-foot jumper.
(5:45) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(5:45) Foul on David Mirkovic.
(5:24) Tarris Reed Jr. misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(5:20) Zvonimir Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(5:05) Foul on Tarris Reed Jr..
(5:05) Andrej Stojakovic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:05) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:05) Andrej Stojakovic misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:02) Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:44) Tarris Reed Jr. makes 7-foot hook shot (Alex Karaban assists).
2223
(4:19) Keaton Wagler bad pass turnover.
(4:19) Alex Karaban Steal.
+2 (4:13) Braylon Mullins makes driving layup.
2225
(4:13) Foul on David Mirkovic.
+1 (4:13) Braylon Mullins makes free throw 1 of 1.
2226
+2 (3:58) Keaton Wagler makes driving layup.
2426
+2 (3:34) Tarris Reed Jr. makes 10-foot hook shot.
2428
(3:11) Keaton Wagler misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(3:08) Kylan Boswell Offensive Rebound.
(3:06) Kylan Boswell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:04) UConn Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:52) Solo Ball makes 26-foot three point jumper (Malachi Smith assists).
2431
(2:32) Andrej Stojakovic misses 10-foot jumper.
(2:27) Kylan Boswell Offensive Rebound.
(2:27) Kylan Boswell misses tip in layup.
(2:27) Malachi Smith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:15) Alex Karaban makes 24-foot three point jumper (Solo Ball assists).
2434
+3 (2:02) Tomislav Ivisic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keaton Wagler assists).
2734
(1:35) Solo Ball misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:32) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
(1:25) Tomislav Ivisic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:19) Kylan Boswell Offensive Rebound.
(1:13) Keaton Wagler bad pass turnover.
+3 (0:47) Braylon Mullins makes 27-foot three point jumper (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
2737
+2 (0:28) Keaton Wagler makes driving layup.
2937
(0:02) Jayden Ross misses dunk.
(0:02) Ben Humrichous Block.
(0:02) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

ILL

CONN

62Points71

19-56(33.9%)Field Goal(%)22-62(35.5%)

6-26(23.1%)3-Point(%)12-33(36.4%)

18-23(78.3%)Free Throw(%)15-17(88.2%)

44(12)Rebounds(Offensive)37(10)

3Assists14

2Steals6

6Blocks1

8Turnovers4

17(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

1Largest Lead14

Game Details

Saturday, April 4, 2026 · 6:09 PM

Lucas Oil Stadium · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 72,111 (103.0%)

tv: TBS

spread: ILL -1.5

over/under: 139.5