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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Cenac Jr.F | 27 | 6 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Joseph TuglerF | 25 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Kingston FlemingsG | 37 | 11 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Milos UzanG | 37 | 6 | 2-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Emanuel SharpG | 39 | 17 | 7-16 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||
| Kalifa SakhoF | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chase McCartyF | 20 | 9 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mercy MillerG | 7 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
