Illinois Fighting Illini vs Chattanooga Mocs
Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 1st Round
53
27-8
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UTC | 33 | 20 | 53 |
ILL | 29 | 25 | 54 |
54
23-9
Chattanooga Mocs
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 22 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 38 | 8 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| 34 | 12 | 4-20 | 0-3 | 4-6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 33 | 4 | 2-11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 5 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
53 | 21-65 | 4-15 | 7-14 | 43 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 21 | |
32% | 27% | 50% |
Illinois Fighting Illini
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 35 | 17 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 32 | 10 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 29 | 15 | 5-12 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 32 | 2 | 0-6 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | 5 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
54 | 19-49 | 3-17 | 13-22 | 41 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 16 | |
39% | 18% | 59% |
Game Information
Pittsburgh, PA
Referee:Don Daily
Referee:Tony Chiazza
Referee:Tommy Nunez
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern ConferenceSouthern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 3-0 | - | 11-5 |
| Wofford | 3-0 | - | 11-5 |
| Furman | 2-1 | 1 | 11-5 |
| Samford | 2-1 | 1 | 9-7 |
| UNC Greensboro | 2-1 | 1 | 6-10 |
| Mercer | 1-2 | 2 | 9-7 |
| VMI | 1-2 | 2 | 6-10 |
| Western Carolina | 1-2 | 2 | 5-9 |
| Chattanooga | 0-3 | 3 | 6-10 |
| The Citadel | 0-3 | 3 | 3-13 |
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 4-0 | - | 15-0 |
| Michigan | 4-0 | - | 14-0 |
| Purdue | 3-0 | 0.5 | 13-1 |
| Michigan State | 3-1 | 1 | 13-2 |
| Indiana | 3-1 | 1 | 12-3 |
| Minnesota | 3-1 | 1 | 10-5 |
| Illinois | 2-1 | 1.5 | 11-3 |
| Iowa | 2-2 | 2 | 12-3 |
| Ohio State | 2-2 | 2 | 10-4 |
| Wisconsin | 2-2 | 2 | 10-5 |
| UCLA | 2-2 | 2 | 10-5 |
| Washington | 1-2 | 2.5 | 9-5 |
| USC | 1-3 | 3 | 12-3 |
| Rutgers | 1-3 | 3 | 8-7 |
| Oregon | 1-3 | 3 | 8-7 |
| Northwestern | 0-3 | 3.5 | 8-6 |
| Penn State | 0-4 | 4 | 9-6 |
| Maryland | 0-4 | 4 | 7-8 |
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