Illinois 65, Houston 55 - Box Score

NET #8

	H1	H2	T
Illinois	24	41	65
Houston	22	33	55

Houston

NET #5

	H1	H2	T
Illinois	24	41	65
Houston	22	33	55

Thu, Mar 26, 2026Toyota Center (Houston)Final

CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Illinois

Houston

40%

60%

✗ MissedMargin: +3.0 predicted → -10 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

55.3%→ 52.0

eFG%

41.4 ←52.2%

10.6%→ 11.7

TO Rate

5.8 ←10.0%

38.9%

ORB%

34.3%

32.7%→ 41.2

FT Rate

3.1 ←26.9%

Illinois

Predicted Actual

Houston

Preview

Tossup Threat: Illinois Meets Houston in Sweet 16 Showdown

A win for the underdog Illini would send them to the Elite Eight, a step closer to a deep March Madness run.

In the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16, the University of Illinois Fighting Illini and the University of Houston Cougars will face off in a win-or-go-home showdown at the Toyota Center in Houston on Saturday. The stakes are clear: a loss for either team will bring an abrupt end to their season, leaving t...

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Top Performers

Illinois

Keaton WaglerMVP36.4

PTS13REB12AST3STL1BLK2

4-14 FG, 3-6 3PT, 2-5 FT

David Mirkovic26.5

PTS14REB10AST2BLK1

6-13 FG, 2-6 3PT, 0-2 FT

Tomislav Ivisic15.6

PTS9REB3AST3

3-5 FG, 1-3 3PT, 2-2 FT

Houston

Kingston Flemings24.2

PTS11REB6AST4

4-10 FG, 1-3 3PT, 2-2 FT

Chris Cenac Jr.23.5

PTS6REB10AST1STL1BLK1

3-12 FG, 0-3 3PT

Emanuel Sharp22.9

PTS17REB2AST1STL1

7-16 FG, 3-10 3PT

Hot Players

Chase McCartyHouston+62%

PTS

4.1 avg

REB

2.5 avg

AST

0.2 avg

43% FG 3-7

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Illinois65

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Keaton Wagler	38	13	4-14	3-6	2-5	12	3	1	2	1
David Mirkovic	34	14	6-13	2-6	0-2	10	2	0	1	3
Kylan Boswell	30	6	0-5	0-1	6-10	4	2	0	0	1
Tomislav Ivisic	29	9	3-5	1-3	2-2	3	3	0	0	1
Andrej Stojakovic	28	13	5-8	1-3	2-2	0	2	1	0	2
Ben Humrichous	16	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Jake Davis	13	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	0
Zvonimir Ivisic	12	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0
Mihailo Petrovic	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
AJ Redd	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Blake Fagbemi	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ty Rodgers	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Lee	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Jakstys	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	65	22-51	9-23	12-21	37	13	2	3	8

Houston55

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Emanuel Sharp	39	17	7-16	3-10	0-0	2	1	1	0	0
Kingston Flemings	37	11	4-10	1-3	2-2	6	4	0	0	0
Milos Uzan	37	6	2-11	2-6	0-0	2	5	1	0	0
Chris Cenac Jr.	27	6	3-12	0-3	0-0	10	1	1	1	0
Joseph Tugler	25	6	3-4	0-0	0-0	4	5	0	1	2
Chase McCarty	21	9	3-7	3-7	0-0	1	1	1	0	1
Kalifa Sakho	8	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1
Mercy Miller	7	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Cedric Lath	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Bryce Jackson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob McFarland	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Kordel Jefferson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ramon Walker Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Isiah Harwell	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	55	22-64	9-32	2-2	25	17	4	2	4