Illinois Fighting Illini vs Houston Cougars
Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 2nd Round
68
31-5
53
23-10
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Fabian White Jr. missed Jumper.
- Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
- Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
- Jamal Shead made Jumper.
- Taze Moore made Layup. Assisted by Kyler Edwards.
- Alfonso Plummer missed Jumper.
- Kyler Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
- Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
- Taze Moore missed Layup.
- Trent Frazier made Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
- Kyler Edwards made Free Throw.
- Kyler Edwards missed Free Throw.
- Taze Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jamal Shead missed Jumper.
- Kyler Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
- Andre Curbelo missed Three Point Jumper.
- Fabian White Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Taze Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kyler Edwards missed Jumper.
- Andre Curbelo missed Layup.
- Fabian White Jr. missed Jumper.
- Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
- Kyler Edwards made Three Point Jumper.
- Josh Carlton made Jumper.
- Andre Curbelo missed Three Point Jumper.
- Taze Moore made Free Throw.
- Taze Moore made Free Throw.
- RJ Melendez made Jumper.
- Josh Carlton made Jumper. Assisted by Kyler Edwards.
- Taze Moore made Layup. Assisted by Jamal Shead.
- Alfonso Plummer missed Layup.
- Jamal Shead missed Jumper.
- Jamal Shead missed Jumper.
- Andre Curbelo missed Jumper.
- Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kyler Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
- Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.
- Josh Carlton missed Jumper.
- Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
- Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
- Kyler Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Shead.
- Kyler Edwards made Layup.
- Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
- Taze Moore made Layup. Assisted by Fabian White Jr..
- Alfonso Plummer missed Layup.
- Taze Moore missed Jumper.
- Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by RJ Melendez.
- Taze Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
- Luke Goode made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
- Kyler Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jamal Shead made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyler Edwards.
- RJ Melendez made Layup.
- RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
- Taze Moore missed Jumper.
- Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
- Trent Frazier missed Free Throw.
- Trent Frazier missed Free Throw.
- Fabian White Jr. made Free Throw.
- Fabian White Jr. missed Free Throw.
- Luke Goode made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
- Jamal Shead missed Jumper.
- Taze Moore made Layup.
- Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
- Taze Moore missed Free Throw.
- Taze Moore made Free Throw.
- Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper.
- Fabian White Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
- Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
- Kyler Edwards missed Jumper.
- Kofi Cockburn made Layup.
- Jamal Shead missed Three Point Jumper.
- Josh Carlton made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Josh Carlton made Free Throw.
- Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
- Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kyler Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
- Reggie Chaney missed Free Throw.
- Reggie Chaney made Free Throw.
- Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
- Luke Goode missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Kyler Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
- Fabian White Jr. missed Jumper.
- Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
- Taze Moore made Jumper.
- Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.
- Alfonso Plummer missed Free Throw.
- Taze Moore missed Jumper.
- Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
- Taze Moore made Jumper.
- Taze Moore missed Free Throw.
- Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jamal Shead missed Layup.
- Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
- Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
- Josh Carlton missed Jumper.
- J'Wan Roberts missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Kyler Edwards missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- RJ Melendez made Layup.
- Kyler Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
- Taze Moore made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Melendez.
- Jamal Shead made Jumper.
- Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jamal Shead made Layup.
- Jamal Shead made Jumper.
- Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
- RJ Melendez made Dunk. Assisted by Alfonso Plummer.
- Jamal Shead made Free Throw.
- Kyler Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
- Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
- Taze Moore made Jumper.
- RJ Melendez missed Jumper.
- Luke Goode missed Jumper.
- Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
- Kyler Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Shead.
- Jamal Shead made Jumper.
- Fabian White Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper.
- Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.
- Jamal Shead made Jumper.
- Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
- Taze Moore made Layup. Assisted by Fabian White Jr..
- Fabian White Jr. made Free Throw.
- Fabian White Jr. made Free Throw.
- Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
- Fabian White Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyler Edwards.
- Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jamal Shead made Free Throw.
- Jamal Shead made Free Throw.
- Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
- Fabian White Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by RJ Melendez.
- Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
- Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
- Kyler Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taze Moore.
- Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS

Win %: HOU, 69.8
Win %: HOU, 69.8
Win %: HOU, 71.1
Win %: HOU, 71.1
Win %: HOU, 71.6
Win %: HOU, 71.6
Win %: HOU, 69.9
Win %: HOU, 69.9
Win %: HOU, 69.3
Win %: HOU, 69.3
Win %: HOU, 70.8
Win %: HOU, 70.8
Win %: HOU, 69.2
Win %: HOU, 69.2
Win %: HOU, 69
Win %: HOU, 69
Win %: HOU, 63.4
Win %: HOU, 63.4
Win %: HOU, 66.6
Win %: HOU, 66.6
Win %: HOU, 68.6
Win %: HOU, 68.6
Win %: HOU, 68.6
Win %: HOU, 68.6
Win %: HOU, 70.8
Win %: HOU, 70.8
Win %: HOU, 72.2
Win %: HOU, 72.2
Win %: HOU, 72.7
Win %: HOU, 72.7
Win %: HOU, 71.1
Win %: HOU, 71.1
Win %: HOU, 70.5
Win %: HOU, 70.5
Win %: HOU, 72
Win %: HOU, 72
Win %: HOU, 72.6
Win %: HOU, 72.6
Win %: HOU, 70.8
Win %: HOU, 70.8
Win %: HOU, 70.3
Win %: HOU, 70.3
Win %: HOU, 72.4
Win %: HOU, 72.4
Win %: HOU, 72.4
Win %: HOU, 72.4
Win %: HOU, 70.1
Win %: HOU, 70.1
Win %: HOU, 70.1
Win %: HOU, 70.1
Game Information
Pittsburgh, PA
Referee:Brian O'Connell
Referee:Mike Reed
Referee:Courtney Green
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
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