Illinois Fighting Illini vs Morehead State Eagles
Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round
69
26-9
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
MORE | 38 | 31 | 69 |
ILL | 39 | 46 | 85 |
85
27-8
Morehead State Eagles
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 21 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 38 | 27 | 9-21 | 5-10 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | 8 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | 6 | 2-9 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | 23 | 10-22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
69 | 26-65 | 11-30 | 6-8 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 13 | |
40% | 37% | 75% |
Illinois Fighting Illini
starters |
Terrence Shannon Jr.T. Shannon Jr. #0 |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | 12 | 5-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 35 | 26 | 9-16 | 3-9 | 5-6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 9-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | 9 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
85 | 32-59 | 12-26 | 9-12 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 9 | |
54% | 46% | 75% |
Game Information
Omaha, NE

Referee:Mark Schnur
Referee:Pat Adams
Referee:Chance Moore

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Ohio Valley ConferenceOhio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT Martin | 7-2 | - | 15-5 |
| Tennessee State | 6-3 | 1 | 12-7 |
| Lindenwood | 6-3 | 1 | 12-8 |
| Morehead State | 6-3 | 1 | 10-10 |
| Little Rock | 6-3 | 1 | 9-11 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 6-4 | 1.5 | 11-10 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 5-4 | 2 | 12-8 |
| Eastern Illinois | 5-4 | 2 | 9-11 |
| Tennessee Tech | 2-7 | 5 | 7-13 |
| Southern Indiana | 1-8 | 6 | 4-15 |
| Western Illinois | 0-9 | 7 | 4-16 |
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 8-0 | - | 19-0 |
| Michigan | 7-1 | 1 | 17-1 |
| Michigan State | 7-1 | 1 | 17-2 |
| Purdue | 7-1 | 1 | 17-2 |
| Illinois | 7-1 | 1 | 16-3 |
| Wisconsin | 6-2 | 2 | 14-5 |
| Ohio State | 5-3 | 3 | 13-5 |
| UCLA | 5-3 | 3 | 13-6 |
| Iowa | 4-4 | 4 | 14-5 |
| USC | 3-5 | 5 | 14-5 |
| Indiana | 3-5 | 5 | 12-7 |
| Minnesota | 3-5 | 5 | 10-9 |
| Washington | 2-6 | 6 | 10-9 |
| Rutgers | 2-6 | 6 | 9-10 |
| Northwestern | 1-7 | 7 | 9-10 |
| Oregon | 1-7 | 7 | 8-11 |
| Maryland | 1-7 | 7 | 8-11 |
| Penn State | 0-8 | 8 | 9-10 |
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