Illinois Fighting Illini vs Houston Cougars, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship South Region Sweet 16
Lead tracker
ILL leadsBiggest lead ILL 18, HOU 3HOU leads
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | 24 | 41 | 65 |
 HOU | 22 | 33 | 55 |
Who won: Illinois 65-55
The Illinois Fighting Illini beat the Houston Cougars 65-55 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship South Region Sweet 16 on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at Toyota Center (Houston). The Illinois outscored the Houston 41-33 in the 2nd half. David Mirkovic led the Illinois in points (14). Emanuel Sharp led the Houston in points (17).
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David MirkovicF | 34 | 14 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Jake DavisF | 13 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Tomislav IvisicC | 29 | 9 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Keaton WaglerG | 38 | 13 | 4-14 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Kylan BoswellG | 30 | 6 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 6-10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||
| Ben HumrichousF | 16 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zvonimir IvisicC | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrej StojakovicG | 28 | 13 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
