Northwestern Wildcats at Illinois Fighting Illini
· NCAA Men's Basketball
No. 5 Illinois makes 17 3-pointers, beats Northwestern 84-44 for 12th straight win
Keaton Wagler, Zvonimir Ivisic and Ben Humrichous each had 13 points for Illinois (20-3, 11-1 Big Ten), which won its 12th straight game. David Mirkovic had 12 points and Tomislav Ivisic had 12 rebounds.
Six players made 3s for Illinois, which shot 17 of 38 from behind the arc.
Wagler, whose 19th birthday was Tuesday, has scored in double figures in 15 straight games and 20 times this season.
He banked in a 3 from halfcourt with four seconds left the first half, giving Illinois a 47-19 lead at halftime.
Northwestern (10-13, 2-10), which shot 29% from the field including 4 of 25 on 3-pointers, did not have a player score in double figures.
Nick Martinelli, the Big Ten's leading scorer, had just four points, 19 under his average. He was 2 of 10 from the field while playing 27 minutes. Tre Singleton led the Wildcats with eight points.
The Illini outrebounded Northwestern 50-23. They’ve outrebounded teams in 20 of 23 games, with an 18-2 record in those games.
Illinois has made at least 10 3s in a game a Big Ten-leading 17 times. The Illini are 15-2 in those games.
The Illini have won 10 in a row at home against Northwestern since 2015 and are 76-14 overall against the Wildcats at the State Farm Center.
Illinois beat Northwestern 79-68 in Evanston on Jan. 14, one of five straight losses for the Wildcats at the start of January.
Illinois: Plays Saturday at No. 10 Michigan State.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 44 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 44 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Blake Fagbemi Defensive Rebound. | 44 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Max Green misses tip in layup | 44 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Max Green Offensive Rebound. | 44 - 84 |
Statistics
 NU |
 ILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-65 | FG | 28-58 |
| 29 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 4-25 | 3PT | 17-38 |
| 16 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 2-4 | FT | 11-14 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Assists | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 1 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 49 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 3 | Percent Led | 91 |
Game Information
Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: 15,544 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 11-1 | - | 20-3 |
| Michigan | 10-1 | 0.5 | 20-1 |
| Nebraska | 9-2 | 1.5 | 20-2 |
| Michigan State | 9-3 | 2 | 19-4 |
| Purdue | 8-3 | 2.5 | 18-4 |
| Wisconsin | 8-3 | 2.5 | 16-6 |
| UCLA | 8-4 | 3 | 16-7 |
| Iowa | 7-4 | 3.5 | 17-5 |
| Ohio State | 6-5 | 4.5 | 14-7 |
| USC | 6-6 | 5 | 17-6 |
| Indiana | 6-6 | 5 | 15-8 |
| Washington | 4-8 | 7 | 12-11 |
| Minnesota | 4-8 | 7 | 11-12 |
| Northwestern | 2-10 | 9 | 10-13 |
| Rutgers | 2-10 | 9 | 9-14 |
| Maryland | 1-9 | 9 | 8-13 |
| Penn State | 1-10 | 9.5 | 10-12 |
| Oregon | 1-10 | 9.5 | 8-14 |