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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 16

AwayHouston65
Final
HomeIllinois55
Thursday, March 26, 2026All Vancouver sports
FinalFinalTBS · truTVPlay by play
12T
ILL244165
HOU223355
Final

Illinois beats Houston 65-55

#3 Illinois Fighting Illini beat #2 Houston Cougars 65-55 on Thursday at Toyota Center (Houston).

The second half made the difference: Illinois outscored Houston 41-33.

Illinois shot 43% to 34% and won the boards 43-34.

For Illinois, David Mirkovic (F): 14. For Houston, Emanuel Sharp (G): 17.

Illinois improves to 27-8. Houston falls to 30-7.

Attendance: 17,307.

Full recap at ESPN: Illinois clamps down on Houston for a 65-55 March Madness win to reach Elite Eight

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#0
ILL · PointsDavid Mirkovic F14
#23
ILL · AssistsKeaton Wagler G3
#23
ILL · ReboundsKeaton Wagler G12
#21
HOU · PointsEmanuel Sharp G17
#11
HOU · AssistsJoseph Tugler F5
#5
HOU · ReboundsChris Cenac Jr. F10
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
D. Mirkovic F34146-132-60-2102301192
J. Davis F1352-31-20-040000312
T. Ivisic C2993-51-32-233100211
K. Wagler G38134-143-62-5123112391
K. Boswell G3060-50-16-1042100043
Z. Ivisic F1221-20-10-031000030
B. Humrichous F1631-11-10-010000012
A. Stojakovic G28135-81-32-202210003
Team6522-519-2312-214313923123114

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