UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros @ Illinois Fighting Illini
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INVITATIONAL
1-1, 0-1 Away
59
1-1, 0-1 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 27 | 59 | |
ILL | 36 | 35 | 71 |
2-0, 2-0 Home
71
2-0, 2-0 Home
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 14 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | 12 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | 9 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 23 | 5 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | 9 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 33 | 5 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 30 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 12 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
59 | 23-47 | 2-10 | 11-18 | 32 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 16 | |
49% | 20% | 61% |
Illinois Fighting Illini
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 18 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 34 | 14 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | 10 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | 4-13 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | 20 | 7-17 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
71 | 28-68 | 11-34 | 4-12 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 18 | |
41% | 32% | 33% |
Game Information
Champaign, IL
Referee:Raymie Styons
Referee:Jerry Heater
Referee:Earl Walton
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
| 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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