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Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions: January 3, 2026

The Illinois Fighting Illini beat the Penn State Nittany Lions 73-65 on January 3, 2026 (2025-26 season).

Final · Played January 3, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most points: Kylan Boswell (Illinois Fighting Illini, 18); Kayden Mingo (Penn State Nittany Lions, 16).

Line score

TeamH1H2Final
Illinois Fighting Illini403373
Penn State Nittany Lions263965

What stood out

  • The Illinois Fighting Illini's biggest edge came in the 1st half (40-26).

Player lines

  • Andrej Stojakovic (ILL G): 31 MIN, 12 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Ben Humrichous (ILL F): 26 MIN, 5 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Brandon Lee (ILL G): 3 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • David Mirkovic (ILL F): 26 MIN, 13 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Jake Davis (ILL F): 15 MIN, 3 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Keaton Wagler (ILL G): 20 MIN, 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Kylan Boswell (ILL G): 35 MIN, 18 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 2 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Mihailo Petrovic (ILL G): 4 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Tomislav Ivisic (ILL C): 17 MIN, 0 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Zvonimir Ivisic (ILL C): 23 MIN, 6 PTS, 10 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 5 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Dominick Stewart (PSU G): 26 MIN, 3 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Eli Rice (PSU G): 28 MIN, 11 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 2 3PM, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Freddie Dilione V (PSU G): 26 MIN, 9 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Ivan Juric (PSU F): 22 MIN, 8 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Josh Reed (PSU F): 12 MIN, 0 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Kayden Mingo (PSU G): 27 MIN, 16 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM, 4 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Mason Blackwood (PSU F): 9 MIN, 5 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Melih Tunca (PSU G): 22 MIN, 5 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Sasa Ciani (PSU F): 18 MIN, 6 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Tibor Mirtic (PSU F): 10 MIN, 2 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV

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Head-to-head

No earlier meeting between these teams is in their stored recent results.

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