Northwestern Wildcats @ Illinois Fighting Illini
6-11, 0-7 Big Ten
37
6-11, 0-7 Big Ten
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 19 | 37 | |
ILL | 31 | 39 | 70 |
10-11, 2-6 Big Ten
70
10-11, 2-6 Big Ten
Northwestern Wildcats
starters |
bench |
Nikola BaranN. Baran |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 25 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | 9 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 4-7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | 13 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
37 | 13-42 | 5-19 | 6-14 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | |
31% | 26% | 43% |
Illinois Fighting Illini
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 24 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | 18 | 7-10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
70 | 26-48 | 8-21 | 10-14 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 12 | |
54% | 38% | 71% |
Game Information
Champaign, IL
Referee:Ted Hillary
Referee:Ed Hightower
Referee:J.D. Collins
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
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