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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 125

AwayIowa59
Final
HomeIllinois71
Saturday, March 28, 2026All Olympia sports
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Final

Illinois beats Iowa 71-59

#3 Illinois Fighting Illini beat #9 Iowa Hawkeyes 71-59 on Saturday at Toyota Center (Houston).

The second half made the difference: Illinois outscored Iowa 43-27.

Illinois shot 47% to 38% and won the boards 38-21.

For Illinois, Keaton Wagler (G): 25. For Iowa, Bennett Stirtz (G): 24.

Illinois improves to 28-8. Iowa falls to 24-13.

Attendance: 17,010.

Full recap at ESPN: Illinois powers its way to its first Final Four in 21 years, beating Iowa 71-59

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#14
IOWA · PointsBennett Stirtz G24
#14
IOWA · AssistsBennett Stirtz G3
#3
IOWA · ReboundsCam Manyawu F5
#23
ILL · PointsKeaton Wagler G25
#23
ILL · AssistsKeaton Wagler G3
#0
ILL · ReboundsDavid Mirkovic F12
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
C. Manyawu F2642-30-00-053100142
C. Koch F3962-52-50-032002215
B. Stirtz G40248-174-114-433200032
T. Banks G2551-81-32-232110123
K. Combs G2452-51-40-012120103
A. Folgueiras F900-20-10-000211000
T. Sage G18102-42-34-430100124
I. Howard G1951-31-32-400010001
Team5918-4711-3012-14211295381320

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