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17,307 attended
FINAL+10ILL
ILL

ILL

27-8

6555
HOU

HOU

30-7

NCAABThu, Mar 26FinalVegasHOU -2.5

ILL · top performer

ILL
Keaton Wagler

Keaton Wagler

G · #23

11.5Game score

13

Pts

12

Reb

3

Ast

HOU · top performer

HOU
Emanuel Sharp

Emanuel Sharp

G · #21

9.3Game score

17

Pts

2

Reb

1

Ast

Game flowILL HOU

Biggest swing: 15pp · 1st Half · 5:45

NCAAB · Illinois Fighting Illini at Houston Cougars · final

NCAAB · Box score

Final
box score. Tap a column header to sort by that stat; tap again to reverse, a third time to clear. The team leader in each stat is highlighted. Players who did not play are listed at the bottom.
Player
Starters
D. MirkovicF · #0
34146-132-60-2102
J. DavisF · #15
1352-31-240
T. IvisicC · #13
2993-51-32-233
K. WaglerG · #23
38134-143-62-5123
K. BoswellG · #4
3060-50-16-1042
Bench
B. HumrichousF · #3
1631-11-110
Z. IvisicC · #44
1221-20-131
A. StojakovicG · #2
28135-81-32-202
Team6522-519-2312-214313
DNP: J. Jakstys, M. Petrovic, B. Fagbemi, B. Lee, AJ Redd, Ty Rodgers

Stat compare

Headline stats · full table below

43

FG %

34

13

Ast

17

Team stats

ILL

Away

Stat

HOU

Home

22-51

fieldGoalsMade-fieldGoalsAttempted

22-64

43

FG %

34

9-23

threePointFieldGoalsMade-threePointFieldGoalsAttempted

9-32

12-21

freeThrowsMade-freeThrowsAttempted

2-2

13

Assists

17

9

Turnovers

5

Model & market

Vegas line center

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Spread

HOU -2.5

Between and 5

Total

141.5

Standard · -3.5 vs avg

Moneyline

ILLILL+12045%
HOUHOU-14259%

Implied probabilities back-computed from American odds — break-even win % a moneyline bet needs to be +EV.

Line movement · 5 snapshots

ESPN-tracked · 21+

Spread

2.5

0.0 since open

Total

141.5

0.0 since open

How it ended

ILL beat HOU 65-55. K. Wagler led with 13 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST. ILL outscored the other side 41-33 in the 2nd half.

Last play

End of Game

Win probability

HOU vs ILL

02550751002nd Ha

Starters vs bench

production by unit
ILLILLstarters 72% of pts

Starters(5)

47 PTS · 33 REB · 10 AST

GS 35

Bench(3)

18 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST

GS 13

HOUHOUstarters 84% of pts

Starters(5)

46 PTS · 24 REB · 16 AST

GS 33

Bench(3)

9 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST

GS 1

Clutch moments · top swings

ranked by WP impact
HOU1st Half · 5:45 · 16-14
+15pp48% WP

Tomislav Ivisic · subbing out for Illinois

HOU1st Half · 0:01 · 24-22
+13pp50% WP

Kingston Flemings · makes 24-foot three point jumper (Milos Uzan assists)

ILL2nd Half · 20:00 · 24-22
+10pp50% WP

Kalifa Sakho · subbing out for Houston

Linescore (quarters)

Team12T
ILL244165
HOU223355

Period scoring

ILL won 2 · HOU won 0

24
22

H1

Stojakovic 9

Miller 14

41
33

H2

Wagler 9

Sharp 13

ILL
HOU

Shooting comparison

ILL
HOU

43%

22-51

FG

34%

22-64

39%

9-23

3PT

28%

9-32

57%

12-21

FT

100%

2-2

Play-by-play · 404 plays

period
event
player
  1. H2·0:00

    End of Game

    ILL 65·HOU 55

  2. H2·0:00

    End of 2nd half

    ILL 65·HOU 55

  3. H2·0:13

    Keaton Wagler Defensive Rebound.

    ILL 65·HOU 55

  4. H2·0:17

    Chase McCarty misses 24-foot three point jumper

    ILL 65·HOU 55

  5. H2·0:25

    Keaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 2

    ILL 65·HOU 55

  6. H2·0:25

    Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.

    ILL 64·HOU 55

  7. H2·0:25

    Keaton Wagler misses free throw 1 of 2

    ILL 64·HOU 55

  8. H2·0:25

    Foul on Milos Uzan.

    ILL 64·HOU 55

  9. H2·0:30

    Illinois Defensive Rebound.

    ILL 64·HOU 55

  10. H2·0:32

    Emanuel Sharp misses 26-foot three point jumper

    ILL 64·HOU 55

    0.8pp

  11. H2·0:40

    Kylan Boswell makes free throw 2 of 2

    ILL 64·HOU 55

  12. H2·0:40

    Kylan Boswell makes free throw 1 of 2

    ILL 63·HOU 55

  13. H2·0:40

    Foul on Kingston Flemings.

    ILL 62·HOU 55

  14. H2·0:41

    Illinois Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Illinois retains its timeout

    ILL 62·HOU 55

  15. H2·0:42

    Houston Timeout

    ILL 62·HOU 55

  16. H2·0:42

    Emanuel Sharp makes layup

    ILL 62·HOU 55

    +0.6pp

  17. H2·0:48

    Houston Offensive Rebound.

    ILL 62·HOU 53

    +0.7pp

  18. H2·0:48

    David Mirkovic Block.

    ILL 62·HOU 53

  19. H2·0:48

    Emanuel Sharp misses 25-foot three point jumper

    ILL 62·HOU 53

    1pp

  20. H2·0:56

    Chase McCarty Defensive Rebound.

    ILL 62·HOU 53

  21. H2·0:57

    Kylan Boswell misses free throw 2 of 2

    ILL 62·HOU 53

    +0.8pp

  22. H2·0:57

    Kylan Boswell makes free throw 1 of 2

    ILL 62·HOU 53

  23. H2·0:57

    Foul on Kingston Flemings.

    ILL 61·HOU 53

  24. H2·0:58

    David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.

    ILL 61·HOU 53

    0.8pp

  25. H2·1:03

    Chase McCarty misses 25-foot three point jumper

    ILL 61·HOU 53

    2pp

  26. H2·1:12

    Kylan Boswell makes free throw 2 of 2

    ILL 61·HOU 53

    0.7pp

  27. H2·1:12

    Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.

    ILL 60·HOU 53

  28. H2·1:12

    Kylan Boswell misses free throw 1 of 2

    ILL 60·HOU 53

    +2pp

  29. H2·1:12

    Foul on Emanuel Sharp.

    ILL 60·HOU 53

    2pp

  30. H2·1:33

    Emanuel Sharp makes driving layup (Kingston Flemings assists)

    ·

    ILL 60·HOU 53

    +2pp

Betting line

HOU -2.5·O/U 141.5·ILL +120/HOU -142

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Recap · NCAAB

llinois Fighting Illini went into Houston Cougars and beat them, 65–55.

ILL +2.5 cashed (HOU lost outright). Total stayed UNDER 141.5 by 21.5.

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