North Carolina Central Eagles @ Illinois Fighting Illini
| TIME | PLAY | NCCU | ILL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:50 | Foul on Raasean Davis. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:50 | Raasean Davis Turnover. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:32 | Michael Finke missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:32 | Zacarry Douglas Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:23 | Foul on Brandon Goldsmith. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:23 | Brandon Goldsmith Turnover. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:08 | Mark Alstork missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:08 | Brandon Goldsmith Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:40 | Reginald Gardner Jr missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:40 | Leron Black Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:24 | Mark Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:24 | C.J. Wiggins Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:17 | Reginald Gardner Jr missed Layup. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:17 | Michael Finke Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:08 | Leron Black made Dunk. Assisted by Te'Jon Lucas. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:46 | Zacarry Douglas Turnover. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:34 | Leron Black made Jumper. | 0 | 4 | |
| 17:12 | Zacarry Douglas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Wiggins. | 3 | 4 | |
| 17:03 | Foul on Reginald Gardner Jr. | 3 | 4 | |
| 17:03 | Mark Smith Turnover. | 3 | 4 | |
| 17:01 | C.J. Wiggins Steal. | 3 | 4 | |
| 16:59 | Reginald Gardner Jr made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Wiggins. | 6 | 4 | |
| 16:36 | Mark Alstork missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 4 | |
| 16:36 | Illinois Deadball Team Rebound. | 6 | 4 | |
| 16:35 | Foul on Raasean Davis. | 6 | 4 | |
| 16:08 | Michael Finke made Jumper. | 6 | 6 | |
| 15:52 | Foul on Dominique Reid. | 6 | 6 | |
| 15:52 | Dominique Reid Turnover. | 6 | 6 | |
| 15:52 | Official TV Timeout | 6 | 6 | |
| 15:22 | Te'Jon Lucas missed Jumper. | 6 | 6 | |
| 15:22 | Brandon Goldsmith Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 6 | |
| 15:07 | C.J. Wiggins Turnover. | 6 | 6 | |
| 14:49 | Michael Finke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams. | 6 | 9 | |
| 14:31 | C.J. Wiggins missed Jumper. | 6 | 9 | |
| 14:31 | Michael Finke Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 9 | |
| 14:13 | Michael Finke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Jordan. | 6 | 12 | |
| 13:55 | C.J. Wiggins Turnover. | 6 | 12 | |
| 13:45 | Michael Finke missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 12 | |
| 13:45 | Da'Monte Williams Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 12 | |
| 13:31 | Kipper Nichols missed Jumper. | 6 | 12 | |
| 13:31 | Jordan Perkins Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 12 | |
| 13:21 | Reginald Gardner Jr missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 12 | |
| 13:21 | Aaron Jordan Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 12 | |
| 13:04 | Foul on Pablo Rivas. | 6 | 12 | |
| 12:57 | Leron Black Turnover. | 6 | 12 | |
| 12:45 | Foul on Leron Black. | 6 | 12 | |
| 12:33 | Foul on Kipper Nichols. | 6 | 12 | |
| 12:20 | Larry McKnight Jr. missed Jumper. | 6 | 12 | |
| 12:20 | Aaron Jordan Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 12 | |
| 12:13 | Kipper Nichols made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier. | 6 | 15 | |
| 11:43 | Foul on Jordan Perkins. | 6 | 15 | |
| 11:43 | Jordan Perkins Turnover. | 6 | 15 | |
| 11:43 | Official TV Timeout | 6 | 15 | |
| 11:18 | Foul on Kipper Nichols. | 6 | 15 | |
| 11:18 | Kipper Nichols Turnover. | 6 | 15 | |
| 11:09 | Alston Jones Turnover. | 6 | 15 | |
| 11:00 | Aaron Jordan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Smith. | 6 | 18 | |
| 10:40 | Dominique Reid made Layup. Assisted by Alston Jones. | 8 | 18 | |
| 10:28 | Leron Black missed Jumper. | 8 | 18 | |
| 10:28 | North Carolina Central Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 18 | |
| 10:13 | Pablo Rivas made Layup. Assisted by Alston Jones. | 10 | 18 | |
| 9:56 | Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Alstork. | 10 | 21 | |
| 9:26 | Jordan Perkins missed Jumper. | 10 | 21 | |
| 9:26 | Leron Black Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 21 | |
| 9:15 | Leron Black missed Jumper. | 10 | 21 | |
| 9:15 | Pablo Rivas Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 21 | |
| 9:01 | Foul on Dominique Reid. | 10 | 21 | |
| 9:01 | Dominique Reid Turnover. | 10 | 21 | |
| 8:48 | Michael Finke missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 21 | |
| 8:48 | Illinois Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 21 | |
| 8:41 | Michael Finke missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 21 | |
| 8:41 | Aaron Jordan Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 21 | |
| 8:37 | Aaron Jordan made Two Point Tip Shot. | 10 | 23 | |
| 8:06 | Foul on Aaron Jordan. | 10 | 23 | |
| 8:06 | C.J. Wiggins made Free Throw. | 11 | 23 | |
| 8:06 | C.J. Wiggins made Free Throw. | 12 | 23 | |
| 7:53 | Mark Smith missed Jumper. | 12 | 23 | |
| 7:53 | Illinois Deadball Team Rebound. | 12 | 23 | |
| 7:51 | Foul on Larry McKnight Jr.. | 12 | 23 | |
| 7:51 | Official TV Timeout | 12 | 23 | |
| 7:51 | Michael Finke made Free Throw. | 12 | 24 | |
| 7:51 | Michael Finke missed Free Throw. | 12 | 24 | |
| 7:51 | Pablo Rivas Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 24 | |
| 7:39 | Larry McKnight Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Zacarry Douglas. | 14 | 24 | |
| 7:08 | Leron Black made Layup. Assisted by Te'Jon Lucas. | 14 | 26 | |
| 6:40 | Foul on Zacarry Douglas. | 14 | 26 | |
| 6:40 | Zacarry Douglas Turnover. | 14 | 26 | |
| 6:30 | Leron Black Turnover. | 14 | 26 | |
| 6:30 | Foul on Leron Black. | 14 | 26 | |
| 6:12 | Foul on Aaron Jordan. | 14 | 26 | |
| 6:09 | Larry McKnight Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 14 | 26 | |
| 6:09 | Pablo Rivas Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 26 | |
| 6:05 | Pablo Rivas made Layup. | 16 | 26 | |
| 6:00 | Te'Jon Lucas made Layup. | 16 | 28 | |
| 5:40 | Reginald Gardner Jr made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zacarry Douglas. | 19 | 28 | |
| 5:30 | Mark Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 19 | 28 | |
| 5:30 | Zacarry Douglas Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 28 | |
| 5:12 | Foul on Aaron Jordan. | 19 | 28 | |
| 5:12 | Pablo Rivas made Free Throw. | 20 | 28 | |
| 5:12 | Pablo Rivas missed Free Throw. | 20 | 28 | |
| 5:12 | Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 28 | |
| 4:57 | Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 28 | |
| 4:57 | Pablo Rivas Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 28 | |
| 4:46 | Reginald Gardner Jr missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 28 | |
| 4:46 | Pablo Rivas Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 28 | |
| 4:30 | Jordan Perkins missed Jumper. | 20 | 28 | |
| 4:30 | Zacarry Douglas Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 28 | |
| 4:26 | Zacarry Douglas made Jumper. | 22 | 28 | |
| 3:56 | Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 28 | |
| 3:56 | Pablo Rivas Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 28 | |
| 3:48 | C.J. Wiggins made Jumper. | 24 | 28 | |
| 3:45 | Illinois Timeout | 24 | 28 | |
| 3:15 | Foul on Jordan Perkins. | 24 | 28 | |
| 3:15 | Mark Alstork made Free Throw. | 24 | 29 | |
| 3:15 | Mark Alstork made Free Throw. | 24 | 30 | |
| 3:15 | Mark Alstork made Free Throw. | 24 | 31 | |
| 3:05 | Foul on Michael Finke. | 24 | 31 | |
| 3:05 | Pablo Rivas made Free Throw. | 25 | 31 | |
| 3:05 | Pablo Rivas missed Free Throw. | 25 | 31 | |
| 3:05 | Illinois Deadball Team Rebound. | 25 | 31 | |
| 3:04 | Foul on Greg Eboigbodin. | 25 | 31 | |
| 3:04 | Larry McKnight Jr. made Free Throw. | 26 | 31 | |
| 3:04 | Larry McKnight Jr. made Free Throw. | 27 | 31 | |
| 2:43 | Mark Alstork missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 31 | |
| 2:43 | Mark Alstork Offensive Rebound. | 27 | 31 | |
| 2:38 | Mark Alstork made Jumper. | 27 | 33 | |
| 2:20 | C.J. Wiggins Turnover. | 27 | 33 | |
| 2:01 | Foul on Zacarry Douglas. | 27 | 33 | |
| 2:01 | Mark Smith missed Free Throw. | 27 | 33 | |
| 2:01 | Illinois Deadball Team Rebound. | 27 | 33 | |
| 2:01 | Mark Smith missed Free Throw. | 27 | 33 | |
| 2:01 | North Carolina Central Deadball Team Rebound. | 27 | 33 | |
| 2:01 | Foul on Greg Eboigbodin. | 27 | 33 | |
| 2:01 | Pablo Rivas made Free Throw. | 28 | 33 | |
| 2:01 | Pablo Rivas made Free Throw. | 29 | 33 | |
| 1:23 | Te'Jon Lucas missed Three Point Jumper. | 29 | 33 | |
| 1:23 | Greg Eboigbodin Offensive Rebound. | 29 | 33 | |
| 1:04 | Michael Finke missed Three Point Jumper. | 29 | 33 | |
| 1:04 | Zacarry Douglas Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 33 | |
| 1:01 | Foul on Greg Eboigbodin. | 29 | 33 | |
| 1:01 | Zacarry Douglas made Free Throw. | 30 | 33 | |
| 1:01 | Zacarry Douglas made Free Throw. | 31 | 33 | |
| 0:53 | Mark Alstork missed Three Point Jumper. | 31 | 33 | |
| 0:53 | North Carolina Central Defensive Rebound. | 31 | 33 | |
| 0:45 | Foul on Matic Vesel. | 31 | 33 | |
| 0:45 | Larry McKnight Jr. missed Free Throw. | 31 | 33 | |
| 0:45 | North Carolina Central Deadball Team Rebound. | 31 | 33 | |
| 0:45 | Larry McKnight Jr. made Free Throw. | 32 | 33 | |
| 0:25 | Foul on Pablo Rivas. | 32 | 33 | |
| 0:25 | Mark Alstork made Free Throw. | 32 | 34 | |
| 0:25 | Mark Alstork missed Free Throw. | 32 | 34 | |
| 0:25 | Pablo Rivas Defensive Rebound. | 32 | 34 | |
| 0:23 | North Carolina Central Timeout | 32 | 34 | |
| 0:03 | Reginald Gardner Jr made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Perkins. | 35 | 34 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 35 | 34 | |
Game Information
Champaign, IL

Referee:Glenn Mayborg
Referee:Rob Kueneman
Referee:Brandon Cruz

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 4-1 | - | 8-14 |
| North Carolina Central | 3-1 | 0.5 | 7-12 |
| Morgan State | 5-2 | - | 9-13 |
| South Carolina State | 3-2 | 1 | 5-16 |
| Howard | 3-3 | 1.5 | 13-9 |
| Norfolk State | 3-4 | 2 | 10-14 |
| Delaware State | 1-5 | 3.5 | 6-15 |
| Coppin State | 1-5 | 3.5 | 3-20 |
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 10-1 | - | 20-1 |
| Illinois | 10-1 | - | 19-3 |
| Nebraska | 9-2 | 1 | 20-2 |
| Michigan State | 9-2 | 1 | 19-3 |
| Purdue | 8-3 | 2 | 18-4 |
| Wisconsin | 8-3 | 2 | 16-6 |
| UCLA | 7-4 | 3 | 15-7 |
| Iowa | 6-4 | 3.5 | 16-5 |
| Indiana | 6-5 | 4 | 15-7 |
| Ohio State | 6-5 | 4 | 14-7 |
| USC | 5-6 | 5 | 16-6 |
| Washington | 4-7 | 6 | 12-10 |
| Minnesota | 3-8 | 7 | 10-12 |
| Northwestern | 2-9 | 8 | 10-12 |
| Rutgers | 2-9 | 8 | 9-13 |
| Maryland | 1-9 | 8.5 | 8-13 |
| Penn State | 1-10 | 9 | 10-12 |
| Oregon | 1-10 | 9 | 8-14 |
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