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Illinois Fighting Illini at Houston Cougars: March 26, 2026

The Illinois Fighting Illini beat the Houston Cougars 65-55 on March 26, 2026 (2025-26 season).

Final · Played March 26, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most points: David Mirkovic (Illinois Fighting Illini, 14); Emanuel Sharp (Houston Cougars, 17).

Line score

TeamH1H2Final
Illinois Fighting Illini244165
Houston Cougars223355

What stood out

  • The Illinois Fighting Illini's biggest edge came in the 2nd half (41-33).

Player lines

  • Andrej Stojakovic (ILL G): 28 MIN, 13 PTS, 0 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Ben Humrichous (ILL F): 16 MIN, 3 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • David Mirkovic (ILL F): 34 MIN, 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 3 TOV
  • Jake Davis (ILL F): 13 MIN, 5 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Keaton Wagler (ILL G): 38 MIN, 13 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM, 1 STL, 2 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Kylan Boswell (ILL G): 30 MIN, 6 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Tomislav Ivisic (ILL C): 29 MIN, 9 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Zvonimir Ivisic (ILL C): 12 MIN, 2 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Chase McCarty (HOU F): 20 MIN, 9 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 3 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Chris Cenac Jr. (HOU F): 27 MIN, 6 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Emanuel Sharp (HOU G): 39 MIN, 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 3 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Joseph Tugler (HOU F): 25 MIN, 6 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Kalifa Sakho (HOU F): 8 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Kingston Flemings (HOU G): 37 MIN, 11 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Mercy Miller (HOU G): 7 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Milos Uzan (HOU G): 37 MIN, 6 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV

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