Houston Cougars vs Illinois Fighting Illini
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - Sweet 16
65
27-8
55
30-7
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Chris Cenac Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kylan Boswell misses layup
- Tomislav Ivisic makes 0-foot tip in layup
- Chris Cenac Jr. misses 13-foot jumper
- Keaton Wagler misses driving layup
- Kingston Flemings misses 14-foot jumper
- Keaton Wagler misses 15-foot jumper
- Milos Uzan misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Keaton Wagler misses layup
- David Mirkovic misses layup
- Kingston Flemings misses driving layup
- Kylan Boswell misses layup
- Chris Cenac Jr. misses 17-foot jumper
- David Mirkovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tomislav Ivisic misses 22-foot three point jumper
- David Mirkovic misses 10-foot jumper
- Emanuel Sharp misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Keaton Wagler misses free throw 2 of 2
- Emanuel Sharp makes 24-foot three point jumper (Milos Uzan assists)
- Andrej Stojakovic makes driving layup
- Kingston Flemings makes 17-foot jumper
- Milos Uzan misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Milos Uzan makes 23-foot three point jumper (Joseph Tugler assists)
- Andrej Stojakovic makes 7-foot floating jump shot
- Milos Uzan misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tomislav Ivisic makes 7-foot hook shot
- Chris Cenac Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Emanuel Sharp misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kylan Boswell misses 14-foot jumper
- Chris Cenac Jr. makes 16-foot jumper (Emanuel Sharp assists)
- David Mirkovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tomislav Ivisic assists)
- Chris Cenac Jr. misses 13-foot jumper
- David Mirkovic makes layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists)
- Joseph Tugler makes 4-foot hook shot
- Andrej Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chris Cenac Jr. misses 16-foot jumper
- Joseph Tugler makes 10-foot hook shot (Milos Uzan assists)
- Tomislav Ivisic misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Mercy Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Emanuel Sharp misses 8-foot hook shot
- Keaton Wagler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Keaton Wagler misses layup
- Mercy Miller misses 13-foot jumper
- Zvonimir Ivisic makes 3-foot dunk (David Mirkovic assists)
- Joseph Tugler misses 10-foot hook shot
- Chase McCarty misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Andrej Stojakovic makes 18-foot turnaround jump shot
- Mercy Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Andrej Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zvonimir Ivisic assists)
- Chase McCarty misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kingston Flemings makes driving layup
- Keaton Wagler makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kylan Boswell assists)
- Kingston Flemings misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Andrej Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Milos Uzan misses 15-foot jumper
- Emanuel Sharp makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Cenac Jr. assists)
- David Mirkovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chris Cenac Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kylan Boswell misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kingston Flemings misses 12-foot jumper
- David Mirkovic misses free throw 1 of 1
- Keaton Wagler misses driving layup
- Kingston Flemings makes 24-foot three point jumper (Milos Uzan assists)
- Jake Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Cenac Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Joseph Tugler assists)
- Keaton Wagler misses 17-foot jumper
- Emanuel Sharp misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Keaton Wagler makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Joseph Tugler makes driving layup (Kingston Flemings assists)
- David Mirkovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Keaton Wagler makes layup
- Milos Uzan misses 13-foot floating jump shot
- Jake Davis makes driving layup (David Mirkovic assists)
- Kingston Flemings misses 14-foot jumper
- David Mirkovic makes layup (Keaton Wagler assists)
- Emanuel Sharp misses 23-foot three point jumper
- David Mirkovic misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Jake Davis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andrej Stojakovic assists)
- David Mirkovic makes layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists)
- David Mirkovic misses free throw 1 of 1
- Chris Cenac Jr. misses 14-foot jumper
- Kingston Flemings misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Andrej Stojakovic misses driving layup
- Milos Uzan misses 9-foot floating jump shot
- Mercy Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
- David Mirkovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andrej Stojakovic assists)
- Ben Humrichous makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keaton Wagler assists)
- David Mirkovic misses 10-foot hook shot
- Milos Uzan makes 27-foot three point jumper (Joseph Tugler assists)
- Zvonimir Ivisic misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Milos Uzan misses 15-foot jumper
- Chris Cenac Jr. makes 13-foot jumper (Joseph Tugler assists)
- Keaton Wagler misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tomislav Ivisic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tomislav Ivisic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Emanuel Sharp misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Keaton Wagler misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Emanuel Sharp makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Kingston Flemings assists)
- Keaton Wagler misses free throw 1 of 1
- Emanuel Sharp makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Cenac Jr. misses layup
- David Mirkovic makes driving layup
- Chase McCarty makes 23-foot three point jumper (Milos Uzan assists)
- Chase McCarty makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists)
- Kylan Boswell misses 5-foot jumper
- Tomislav Ivisic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keaton Wagler assists)
- Emanuel Sharp misses 15-foot jumper
- Milos Uzan misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Keaton Wagler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kylan Boswell assists)
- Milos Uzan misses 12-foot jumper
- Andrej Stojakovic makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot
- Kingston Flemings makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kingston Flemings makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chase McCarty makes 23-foot three point jumper (Joseph Tugler assists)
- Kylan Boswell makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kylan Boswell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Emanuel Sharp makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chase McCarty assists)
- Keaton Wagler misses 15-foot jumper
- Kingston Flemings makes 19-foot jumper (Milos Uzan assists)
- Kylan Boswell misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kylan Boswell misses free throw 2 of 2
- Emanuel Sharp makes driving layup (Kingston Flemings assists)
- Kylan Boswell misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kylan Boswell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chase McCarty misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kylan Boswell makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kylan Boswell misses free throw 2 of 2
- Emanuel Sharp misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Emanuel Sharp makes layup
- Kylan Boswell makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kylan Boswell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Emanuel Sharp misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Keaton Wagler misses free throw 1 of 2
- Keaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chase McCarty misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: HOU, 59.3
Win %: HOU, 60.5
Win %: HOU, 58.1
Win %: HOU, 58.6
Win %: HOU, 58.0
Win %: HOU, 59.8
Win %: HOU, 58.0
Win %: HOU, 55.4
Win %: HOU, 53.0
Win %: HOU, 52.2
Win %: HOU, 51.7
Win %: HOU, 54.1
Win %: HOU, 54.9
Win %: HOU, 52.6
Win %: HOU, 51.8
Win %: HOU, 54.0
Win %: HOU, 51.7
Win %: HOU, 54.8
Win %: HOU, 52.5
Win %: HOU, 51.7
Win %: HOU, 53.9
Win %: HOU, 51.6
Win %: HOU, 53.5
Win %: HOU, 53.5
Win %: HOU, 54.1
ILL vs HOU Videos
Ben Humrichous' 3 caps 17-0 run for Illinois
David Mirkovic gets the block for Illinois
Keaton Wagler hits a second-chance bucket for Illinois
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Paul Szelc
Referee:Marques Pettigrew
Referee:Owen Shortt
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big 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 |
| Big 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 |
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