Illinois Fighting Illini vs UConn Huskies, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Final Four

College Basketball

28-9

62-71

Final

34-5

Lucas Oil Stadium

TV: TBS

Team	1H	2H	T
ILL	29	33	62
CONN	37	34	71

Who won: UConn 71-62

The UConn Huskies beat the Illinois Fighting Illini 71-62 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Final Four on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at Lucas Oil Stadium. The UConn outscored the Illinois 37-29 in the 1st half. Tarris Reed Jr. led the UConn in points (17). Keaton Wagler led the Illinois in points (20).

Leaders

ILLCONN

Points

Keaton Wagler

20

Tarris Reed Jr.

17

Assists

Keaton Wagler

2

Silas Demary Jr.

7

Rebounds

Keaton Wagler

8

Tarris Reed Jr.

11

Scoring

2nd Half

19:27

MadeFreeThrow

Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 2

30-39

19:27

MadeFreeThrow

Keaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 2

31-39

19:10

JumpShot

Silas Demary Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper

31-42

18:46

JumpShot

Keaton Wagler makes 7-foot pullup jump shot

33-42

17:40

MadeFreeThrow

Alex Karaban makes free throw 1 of 2

33-43

17:40

MadeFreeThrow

Alex Karaban makes free throw 2 of 2

33-44

17:08

JumpShot

David Mirkovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keaton Wagler assists)

36-44

16:12

JumpShot

Solo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Silas Demary Jr. assists)

36-47

14:59

MadeFreeThrow

Alex Karaban makes free throw 1 of 2

36-48

14:59

MadeFreeThrow

Alex Karaban makes free throw 2 of 2

36-49

14:39

LayUpShot

Andrej Stojakovic makes driving layup

38-49

12:56

JumpShot

Tomislav Ivisic makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot

40-49

12:31

JumpShot

Solo Ball makes 28-foot three point jumper

40-52

12:06

MadeFreeThrow

Jake Davis makes free throw 1 of 2

41-52

12:06

MadeFreeThrow

Jake Davis makes free throw 2 of 2

42-52

11:17

JumpShot

Solo Ball makes 13-foot pullup jump shot

42-54

10:57

MadeFreeThrow

Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 2

43-54

9:44

JumpShot

Jaylin Stewart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Solo Ball assists)

43-57

9:24

JumpShot

Tomislav Ivisic makes 6-foot hook shot

45-57

8:41

MadeFreeThrow

Kylan Boswell makes free throw 1 of 2

46-57

8:41

MadeFreeThrow

Kylan Boswell makes free throw 2 of 2

47-57

8:03

MadeFreeThrow

Tomislav Ivisic makes free throw 1 of 2

48-57

8:03

MadeFreeThrow

Tomislav Ivisic makes free throw 2 of 2

49-57

7:00

MadeFreeThrow

Tomislav Ivisic makes free throw 1 of 2

50-57

7:00

MadeFreeThrow

Tomislav Ivisic makes free throw 2 of 2

51-57

5:02

LayUpShot

Andrej Stojakovic makes layup

53-57

4:38

LayUpShot

Tarris Reed Jr. makes layup (Alex Karaban assists)

53-59

4:08

DunkShot

Solo Ball makes 3-foot dunk (Alex Karaban assists)

53-61

3:10

JumpShot

Ben Humrichous makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andrej Stojakovic assists)

56-61

2:46

MadeFreeThrow

Tarris Reed Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2

56-63

2:46

MadeFreeThrow

Tarris Reed Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2

56-62

2:31

MadeFreeThrow

David Mirkovic makes free throw 2 of 2

57-63

1:38

LayUpShot

Keaton Wagler makes driving layup

59-63

0:52

JumpShot

Braylon Mullins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Silas Demary Jr. assists)

59-66

0:44

JumpShot

Keaton Wagler makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot

62-66

0:36

MadeFreeThrow

Silas Demary Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2

62-67

0:36

MadeFreeThrow

Silas Demary Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2

62-68

0:26

MadeFreeThrow

Jayden Ross makes free throw 1 of 2

62-69

0:13

MadeFreeThrow

Tarris Reed Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2

62-70

0:13

MadeFreeThrow

Tarris Reed Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2

62-71

Scores shown as ILL-CONN.

More NCAAB games on April 4

Michigan36-391
Arizona36-373
Final