Western Carolina Catamounts @ Illinois Fighting Illini
3-7, 0-3 Away
35
3-7, 0-3 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
WCU | 17 | 18 | 35 |
ILL | 26 | 32 | 58 |
6-3, 3-0 Home
58
6-3, 3-0 Home
Western Carolina Catamounts
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 27 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | 5 | 2-12 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 29 | 13 | 4-14 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
35 | 13-48 | 4-19 | 5-7 | 31 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 15 | |
27% | 21% | 71% |
Illinois Fighting Illini
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 27 | 9 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | 11 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | 5 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 13 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
58 | 24-58 | 3-17 | 7-14 | 41 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 10 | |
41% | 18% | 50% |
Game Information
Champaign, IL
Referee:Ted Hillary
Referee:John Higgins
Referee:Steve Olson
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
| 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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