Western Carolina Catamounts @ Illinois Fighting Illini
3-6, 1-5 Away
64
3-6, 1-5 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
WCU | 22 | 42 | 64 |
ILL | 32 | 40 | 72 |
9-0, 5-0 Home
72
9-0, 5-0 Home
Western Carolina Catamounts
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 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | 17 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | 10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | 13 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 36 | 16 | 5-12 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | 8 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
64 | 20-52 | 9-21 | 15-22 | 41 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 19 | |
38% | 43% | 68% |
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 |
| 17 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | 9 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 25 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | 13 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 4-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | 14 | 5-15 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
72 | 26-65 | 7-24 | 13-19 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |
40% | 29% | 68% |
Game Information
Champaign, IL
Referee:Ed Hightower
Referee:Glenn Mayborg
Referee:Ray Perone
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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