Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Illinois Fighting Illini
Lead tracker
RUTG leadsBiggest lead RUTG 3, ILL 27ILL leads
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUTG | 16 | 39 | 55 |
 ILL | 43 | 38 | 81 |
Who won: Illinois 81-55
The Illinois Fighting Illini beat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 81-55 on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at State Farm Center. The Illinois outscored the Rutgers 43-16 in the 1st half. Keaton Wagler led the Illinois in points (17). Kaden Powers led the Rutgers in points (12).
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David MirkovicF | 26 | 8 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Tomislav IvisicC | 26 | 14 | 5-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Keaton WaglerG | 32 | 17 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Andrej StojakovicG | 25 | 12 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Kylan BoswellG | 30 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
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| Ben HumrichousF | 17 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake DavisF | 21 | 12 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jason JakstysF | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zvonimir IvisicC | 14 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mihailo PetrovicG | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake FagbemiG | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon LeeG | 3 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| AJ ReddG | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
