Kentucky Wildcats vs Illinois Fighting Illini
Men's Basketball Championship - Midwest Region - 2nd Round
75
22-13
84
24-11
Illinois Fighting Illini
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 26 | 5 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | 19 | 6-15 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 37 | 13 | 5-13 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 31 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 38 | 23 | 9-14 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 13 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
75 | 27-62 | 9-32 | 12-19 | 44 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 20 | |
44% | 28% | 63% |
Kentucky Wildcats
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 32 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | 8 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 25 | 15 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | 23 | 10-16 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 33 | 14 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 8 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 5 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
84 | 32-68 | 8-21 | 12-20 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 18 | |
47% | 38% | 60% |
Game Information
Milwaukee, WI
Referee:Jeb Hartness
Referee:Bert Smith
Referee:Brian Dorsey
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 6-0 | - | 17-0 |
| Purdue | 6-0 | - | 16-1 |
| Michigan | 5-1 | 1 | 15-1 |
| Michigan State | 5-1 | 1 | 15-2 |
| Illinois | 5-1 | 1 | 14-3 |
| Wisconsin | 4-2 | 2 | 12-5 |
| UCLA | 4-2 | 2 | 12-5 |
| USC | 3-3 | 3 | 14-3 |
| Indiana | 3-3 | 3 | 12-5 |
| Ohio State | 3-3 | 3 | 11-5 |
| Minnesota | 3-3 | 3 | 10-7 |
| Iowa | 2-4 | 4 | 12-5 |
| Washington | 2-4 | 4 | 10-7 |
| Rutgers | 2-4 | 4 | 9-8 |
| Oregon | 1-5 | 5 | 8-9 |
| Penn State | 0-6 | 6 | 9-8 |
| Northwestern | 0-6 | 6 | 8-9 |
| Maryland | 0-6 | 6 | 7-10 |
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