Illinois powers its way to its first Final Four in 21 years, beating Iowa 71-59

— Illinois is heading to the Final Four for the first time in 21 years, and Andrej Stojakovic made clear the Fighting Illini have much bigger goals.
Mar 28, 2026, 10:57 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--IOWA
100%
--ILL

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Tavion Banks misses 81-foot jumper
  • Kael Combs makes layup (Cooper Koch assists)
  • Cam Manyawu makes 2-foot dunk (Bennett Stirtz assists)
  • Kylan Boswell misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Bennett Stirtz makes 12-foot jumper
  • David Mirkovic misses 12-foot jumper
  • Bennett Stirtz misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Jake Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kael Combs makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tavion Banks assists)
  • Keaton Wagler makes 11-foot jumper
  • Bennett Stirtz makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Manyawu assists)
  • Keaton Wagler misses driving layup
  • Jake Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jake Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tavion Banks misses layup
  • David Mirkovic misses 11-foot jumper
  • Ben Humrichous misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Andrej Stojakovic makes 8-foot floating jump shot
  • Andrej Stojakovic makes layup
  • Andrej Stojakovic misses free throw 1 of 1
  • David Mirkovic makes layup
  • Isaia Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Zvonimir Ivisic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Zvonimir Ivisic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bennett Stirtz makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Andrej Stojakovic makes driving layup
  • Bennett Stirtz makes 17-foot jumper
  • Tate Sage makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cam Manyawu assists)
  • Tomislav Ivisic misses layup
  • Tomislav Ivisic makes 0-foot tip in layup
  • Bennett Stirtz misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Keaton Wagler makes 27-foot three point jumper
  • Tavion Banks makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tavion Banks makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Keaton Wagler makes 7-foot jumper
  • Bennett Stirtz makes driving layup
  • Kylan Boswell misses 9-foot jumper
  • Bennett Stirtz makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Kael Combs assists)
  • Keaton Wagler makes driving layup
  • Alvaro Folgueiras misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Keaton Wagler misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Alvaro Folgueiras misses layup
  • Andrej Stojakovic makes layup
  • Kael Combs misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Keaton Wagler misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Keaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bennett Stirtz misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Keaton Wagler misses driving layup
  • David Mirkovic misses tip in layup
  • Tate Sage makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cam Manyawu assists)
  • Keaton Wagler misses driving layup
  • Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Keaton Wagler misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • David Mirkovic misses tip in layup
  • Tomislav Ivisic misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • David Mirkovic misses driving layup
  • Cam Manyawu makes layup (Bennett Stirtz assists)
  • Cooper Koch misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Tomislav Ivisic makes 8-foot jumper (Keaton Wagler assists)
  • Tavion Banks misses driving layup
  • David Mirkovic makes layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists)
  • David Mirkovic makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Tavion Banks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cooper Koch assists)
  • Keaton Wagler misses driving layup
  • Tavion Banks misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Tomislav Ivisic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kylan Boswell assists)
  • Cooper Koch makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kael Combs assists)
  • Keaton Wagler makes driving layup
  • Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Bennett Stirtz misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Andrej Stojakovic misses driving layup
  • Bennett Stirtz misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
  • Tomislav Ivisic misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Andrej Stojakovic misses 2-foot jumper
  • Isaia Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Isaia Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tomislav Ivisic misses 8-foot hook shot
  • Tomislav Ivisic makes layup
  • Tavion Banks misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Cooper Koch makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists)
  • David Mirkovic makes driving layup (Keaton Wagler assists)
  • Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Keaton Wagler makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Bennett Stirtz makes 13-foot floating jump shot
  • Keaton Wagler misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Isaia Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Zvonimir Ivisic misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Cooper Koch misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Keaton Wagler makes driving layup
  • Bennett Stirtz makes 27-foot three point jumper
  • Keaton Wagler misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Tomislav Ivisic misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • David Mirkovic misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Tavion Banks misses driving layup
  • Cooper Koch misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Andrej Stojakovic makes driving layup
  • Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 2 of 2
  • David Mirkovic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • David Mirkovic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kael Combs misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Tomislav Ivisic makes 4-foot hook shot (David Mirkovic assists)
  • Tavion Banks misses layup
  • Tomislav Ivisic makes 9-foot hook shot
  • Keaton Wagler makes 13-foot floating jump shot
  • Isaia Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Isaia Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Tate Sage misses 8-foot jumper
  • Zvonimir Ivisic makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (David Mirkovic assists)
  • Isaia Howard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tavion Banks assists)
  • Andrej Stojakovic makes driving layup
  • Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Tate Sage makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tate Sage makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Ben Humrichous misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • David Mirkovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Bennett Stirtz misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Tate Sage makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tate Sage makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Andrej Stojakovic makes layup (Keaton Wagler assists)
  • Bennett Stirtz misses driving layup
  • Cam Manyawu misses 7-foot jumper
  • Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Keaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tate Sage misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kylan Boswell makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kylan Boswell makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kael Combs misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Keaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bennett Stirtz misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Bennett Stirtz misses 27-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Iowa HawkeyesIOWAIOWA
(24-13)
(24-13, 3-8 Away)
o141.5
-105
+6.5
-102
o138.5
-112
+270
Illinois Fighting IlliniILLILL
(28-8)
(28-8, 14-3 Home)
-6.5
-108
-6.5
-118
u138.5
-108
-340
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