Northwestern Wildcats @ Illinois Fighting Illini

12-11, 5-9 Big Ten

Final

	1	2	T
Northwestern NU	30	36	66
Illinois ILL	44	29	73

Illinois Fighting IlliniIllinoisILL

18-6, 11-3 Big Ten

Northwestern Wildcats

starters
Robbie BeranR. Beran#31
Pete NanceP. Nance#22
Julian Roper IIJ. Roper II#5
Boo BuieB. Buie#0
Chase AudigeC. Audige#1
bench
Elyjah WilliamsE. Williams#21
Matthew NicholsonM. Nicholson#34
Ryan YoungR. Young#15
Ty BerryT. Berry#3
Casey SimmonsC. Simmons#14
Ryan GreerR. Greer#2
team

MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
20	5	2-2	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
22	10	4-11	2-5	0-0	3	1	3	0	1	0	3	3
13	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	1
31	8	3-13	0-5	2-2	3	1	1	2	0	0	3	1
31	12	4-15	0-5	4-4	7	3	2	2	1	2	5	5
MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
11	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	3
1	0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	7	2-4	0-1	3-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	3
21	16	5-8	4-6	2-3	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	1
13	6	3-3	0-0	0-1	3	1	2	3	0	1	2	0
16	0	0-4	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
	66	24-62	7-24	11-18	30	10	13	12	2	5	25	22
		39%	29%	61%

Illinois Fighting Illini

starters
Kofi CockburnK. Cockburn#21
Jacob GrandisonJ. Grandison#3
Alfonso PlummerA. Plummer#11
Da'Monte WilliamsD. Williams#20
Trent FrazierT. Frazier#1
bench
Benjamin Bosmans-VerdonkB. Bosmans-Verdonk#13
Omar PayneO. Payne#4
RJ MelendezR. Melendez#15
Coleman HawkinsC. Hawkins#33
Andre CurbeloA. Curbelo#5
team

MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
28	19	8-11	0-0	3-6	15	1	6	1	0	3	12	3
25	2	0-7	0-3	2-2	6	3	3	0	0	2	4	2
33	19	7-16	5-11	0-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
23	6	2-9	2-7	0-0	3	0	1	2	1	1	2	0
33	7	2-7	1-5	2-2	2	6	2	1	0	0	2	2
MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
10	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	2
17	14	3-4	2-3	6-6	6	0	0	2	1	1	5	0
13	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	3	1	1	0	0	3	2
16	4	2-3	0-0	0-1	3	2	4	0	0	0	3	1
	73	25-58	10-29	13-19	47	15	20	7	3	11	36	14
		43%	34%	68%

Casey Simmons gets the and-1 bucket

0:22

Ramses Melendez goes high for a massive breakaway dunk

0:25

Omar Payne lays it down for a huge dunk

0:21

Game Information

Champaign, IL

BTN

Referee:Bert Smith

Referee:Keith Kimble

Referee:Lewis Garrison

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

Men's College Basketball News

Suit alleges new NCAA rule unfair to high school Class of 2022

Less than 24 hours after the NCAA Division I Cabinet approved a monumental change in eligibility rules, a group of 15 college basketball players filed a lawsuit claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition.

2026 NBA draft: Round 1 winners, surprise picks, questions

Our ESPN draft insiders break down the twists, turns and trades of Tuesday's first round of the 2026 NBA draft

10h

Which colleges have produced the most No.1 NBA draft picks?

Each year, the NBA draft attracts top notch talent from college basketball institutions. Which programs have produced the most No. 1 draft picks?

GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER or 1-800-MY-RESET, (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Call 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), or visit www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD), 1-800-981-0023 (PR). 21+ and present in most states. (18+ DC/KY/NH/PR/WY). Void in ONT. Eligibility restrictions apply. Terms: draftkings.com/sportsbook. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino (KS). Pass-thru of per wager tax may apply in IL.