Iowa 59, Illinois 71 - Box Score

NET #27

	H1	H2	T
Iowa	32	27	59
Illinois	28	43	71

Illinois

NET #8

	H1	H2	T
Iowa	32	27	59
Illinois	28	43	71

Sat, Mar 28, 2026Toyota Center (Houston)Final

CHD Scout Prediction

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Predicted

Actual

Iowa

Illinois

34%

66%

✓ CorrectMargin: +4.8 predicted → +12 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

56.5%→ 50.0

eFG%

50.0 ←55.2%

12.5%→ 13.1

TO Rate

11.4 ←10.7%

28.4%

ORB%

38.8%

35.2%→ 29.8

FT Rate

39.6 ←32.9%

Iowa

Predicted Actual

Illinois

Recap

Elite Eight Elimination: Ill vs Iowa

Illinois survives and advances to the Final Four with a 12-point win, ending Iowa's tournament run in the Elite Eight.

The University of Illinois Fighting Illini outlasted the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, 71-59, in a win-or-go-home Elite Eight matchup that saw Illinois advance to the Final Four. The 12-point margin of victory belies the competitiveness of the contest, as Iowa held a narrow lead at halftime. Illinois...

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Top Performers

Iowa

Bennett Stirtz29.1

PTS24REB3AST3

8-17 FG, 4-11 3PT, 4-4 FT

Cooper Koch16.6

PTS6REB3AST2BLK2

2-5 FG, 2-5 3PT

Cam Manyawu13.0

PTS4REB5AST3

2-3 FG

Illinois

Keaton WaglerMVP30.9

PTS25REB2AST3STL1

8-17 FG, 2-7 3PT, 7-7 FT

David Mirkovic29.4

PTS9REB12AST2STL2BLK1

3-9 FG, 0-1 3PT, 3-4 FT

Tomislav Ivisic21.8

PTS13REB4AST1BLK2

6-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

Hot Players

Tate SageIowa+46%

PTS

6.1 avg

REB

2.1 avg

AST

0.7 avg

50% FG 2-4

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Iowa59

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Bennett Stirtz	40	24	8-17	4-11	4-4	3	3	0	0	2
Cooper Koch	39	6	2-5	2-5	0-0	3	2	0	2	0
Cam Manyawu	26	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	3	0	0	1
Tavion Banks	25	5	1-8	1-3	2-2	3	2	1	0	1
Kael Combs	24	5	2-5	1-4	0-0	1	2	2	0	1
Isaia Howard	19	5	1-3	1-3	2-4	0	0	1	0	0
Tate Sage	18	10	2-4	2-3	4-4	3	0	0	0	1
Alvaro Folgueiras	9	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	2
Trey Thompson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Trevin Jirak	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Brendan Hausen	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Koch	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Peyton McCollum	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Joey Matteoni	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	59	18-47	11-30	12-14	18	12	5	3	8

Illinois71

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
David Mirkovic	38	9	3-9	0-1	3-4	12	2	2	1	2
Keaton Wagler	38	25	8-17	2-7	7-7	2	3	1	0	2
Andrej Stojakovic	27	17	7-9	0-0	3-4	5	0	1	0	3
Tomislav Ivisic	27	13	6-11	1-4	0-0	4	1	0	2	1
Kylan Boswell	26	2	0-2	0-1	2-2	2	2	2	0	0
Ben Humrichous	20	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	0
Jake Davis	13	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	2	0	0	1	0
Zvonimir Ivisic	11	4	1-2	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	1	0
Brandon Lee	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
Mihailo Petrovic	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
Jason Jakstys	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	71	25-53	3-17	18-21	32	8	6	5	8