Illinois Fighting Illini vs Penn State Nittany Lions
Lead tracker
ILL leadsBiggest lead ILL 15, PSU 0PSU leads
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | 40 | 33 | 73 |
 PSU | 26 | 39 | 65 |
Who won: Illinois 73-65
The Illinois Fighting Illini beat the Penn State Nittany Lions 73-65 on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at The Palestra. The Illinois outscored the Penn State 40-26 in the 1st half. Kylan Boswell led the Illinois in points (18). Kayden Mingo led the Penn State in points (16).
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan JuricF | 22 | 8 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Josh ReedF | 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kayden MingoG | 27 | 16 | 5-12 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Freddie Dilione VG | 26 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Eli RiceG | 28 | 11 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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| Tibor MirticF | 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Saša CianiF | 18 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Mason BlackwoodF | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Melih TuncaG | 22 | 5 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dominick StewartG | 26 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Arizona14-097
Utah8-678Final
Purdue13-189
Wisconsin9-573Final
Duke13-191
Florida St7-887Final
Houston13-167
Cincinnati8-660Final
BYU13-183
Kansas St9-573Final
Vanderbilt14-083
South Carolina9-571Final
North Carolina13-283
SMU12-297Final
Kentucky9-574
Alabama11-389Final
Oklahoma St12-280
Texas Tech11-3102Final
Kansas10-475
UCF12-181Final