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 | 11-3 | - | 19-8 |
| Mercer | 9-5 | 2 | 17-10 |
| Wofford | 9-5 | 2 | 17-10 |
| Furman | 8-6 | 3 | 17-10 |
| Samford | 8-6 | 3 | 15-12 |
| UNC Greensboro | 8-6 | 3 | 12-15 |
| Western Carolina | 6-8 | 5 | 10-15 |
| The Citadel | 6-8 | 5 | 9-18 |
| Chattanooga | 4-10 | 7 | 10-17 |
| VMI | 1-13 | 10 | 6-21 |
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 15-1 | - | 25-1 |
| Illinois | 12-3 | 2.5 | 21-5 |
| Nebraska | 11-3 | 3 | 22-3 |
| Michigan State | 11-4 | 3.5 | 21-5 |
| Purdue | 11-4 | 3.5 | 21-5 |
| Wisconsin | 10-4 | 4 | 18-7 |
| UCLA | 9-6 | 5.5 | 17-9 |
| Iowa | 8-6 | 6 | 18-7 |
| Ohio State | 8-6 | 6 | 16-9 |
| Indiana | 8-7 | 6.5 | 17-9 |
| USC | 7-7 | 7 | 18-7 |
| Washington | 5-10 | 9.5 | 13-13 |
| Minnesota | 4-10 | 10 | 11-14 |
| Rutgers | 3-11 | 11 | 10-15 |
| Maryland | 3-11 | 11 | 10-15 |
| Oregon | 2-12 | 12 | 9-16 |
| Penn State | 2-13 | 12.5 | 11-15 |
| Northwestern | 2-13 | 12.5 | 10-16 |
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