NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Iowa Hawkeyes 59
–
Illinois Fighting Illini 71
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Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

IOWA ILL
18-47
FG
25-53
38
Field Goal %
47
11-30
3PT
3-17
37
Three Point %
18
12-14
FT
18-21
86
Free Throw %
86
21
Rebounds
38
8
Offensive Rebounds
16
13
Defensive Rebounds
22
12
Assists
8
5
Steals
6
3
Blocks
5
9
Turnovers
8
1
Team Turnovers
0
9
Total Turnovers
8
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
8
Points Off Turnovers
12
1
Fast Break Points
4
12
Points in Paint
40
20
Fouls
13
10
Largest Lead
12
13
Lead Changes
13
63
Percent Led
30

Top Performers

IOWA

  • Bennett Stirtz G MIN 40 · PTS 24 · FG 8-17
  • Cooper Koch F MIN 39 · PTS 6 · FG 2-5
  • Cam Manyawu F MIN 26 · PTS 4 · FG 2-3
  • Tavion Banks G MIN 25 · PTS 5 · FG 1-8

ILL

  • Keaton Wagler G MIN 38 · PTS 25 · FG 8-17
  • David Mirkovic F MIN 38 · PTS 9 · FG 3-9
  • Andrej Stojakovic G MIN 27 · PTS 17 · FG 7-9
  • Tomislav Ivisic C MIN 27 · PTS 13 · FG 6-11

Play by Play

  1. MadeFreeThrow 0:37 59-71

    Keaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 2

    5254165 2nd Half
  2. MadeFreeThrow 0:37 59-70

    Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 2

    5254165 2nd Half
  3. PersonalFoul 0:37 59-69

    Foul on Cooper Koch.

    4873203 2nd Half
  4. Substitution 0:37 59-69

    Cam Manyawu subbing in for Iowa

    5176283 2nd Half
  5. Substitution 0:37 59-69

    Cooper Koch subbing out for Iowa

    4873203 2nd Half
  6. MadeFreeThrow 0:50 59-69

    Kylan Boswell makes free throw 2 of 2

    4684269 2nd Half
  7. MadeFreeThrow 0:50 59-68

    Kylan Boswell makes free throw 1 of 2

    4684269 2nd Half
  8. PersonalFoul 0:50 59-67

    Foul on Kael Combs.

    5176280 2nd Half
  9. Substitution 1:12 59-67

    Kael Combs subbing in for Iowa

    5176280 2nd Half
  10. Substitution 1:12 59-67

    Cam Manyawu subbing out for Iowa

    5176283 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 1:12 59-67

    Keaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 2

    5254165 2nd Half
  12. MadeFreeThrow 1:12 59-66

    Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 2

    5254165 2nd Half
  13. PersonalFoul 1:12 59-65

    Foul on Cooper Koch.

    4873203 2nd Half
  14. LayUpShot 1:40 59-65

    Andrej Stojakovic makes layup (Keaton Wagler assists)

    5175007 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 2:00 59-63

    Tate Sage makes free throw 2 of 2

    5311842 2nd Half
  16. MadeFreeThrow 2:00 58-63

    Tate Sage makes free throw 1 of 2

    5311842 2nd Half
  17. Substitution 2:00 57-63

    Kylan Boswell subbing in for Illinois

    4684269 2nd Half
  18. Substitution 2:00 57-63

    Tomislav Ivisic subbing out for Illinois

    5214642 2nd Half
  19. PersonalFoul 2:00 57-63

    Foul on Tomislav Ivisic.

    5214642 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 2:53 57-63

    Tate Sage makes free throw 2 of 2

    5311842 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 2:53 56-63

    Tate Sage makes free throw 1 of 2

    5311842 2nd Half
  22. PersonalFoul 2:53 55-63

    Foul on David Mirkovic.

    5311832 2nd Half
  23. MadeFreeThrow 3:16 55-63

    Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 1

    5175007 2nd Half
  24. Substitution 3:16 55-62

    Tate Sage subbing in for Iowa

    5311842 2nd Half
  25. Substitution 3:16 55-62

    Tavion Banks subbing out for Iowa

    5241363 2nd Half
  26. Substitution 3:16 55-62

    Tomislav Ivisic subbing in for Illinois

    5214642 2nd Half
  27. Substitution 3:16 55-62

    Zvonimir Ivisic subbing out for Illinois

    5174665 2nd Half
  28. PersonalFoul 3:16 55-62

    Foul on Tavion Banks.

    5241363 2nd Half
  29. LayUpShot 3:16 55-62

    Andrej Stojakovic makes driving layup

    5175007 2nd Half
  30. JumpShot 3:48 55-60

    Isaia Howard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tavion Banks assists)

    5241366 2nd Half
  31. Substitution 4:06 52-60

    Cam Manyawu subbing in for Iowa

    5176283 2nd Half
  32. Substitution 4:06 52-60

    Tate Sage subbing out for Iowa

    5311842 2nd Half
  33. DunkShot 4:12 52-60

    Zvonimir Ivisic makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (David Mirkovic assists)

    5174665 2nd Half
  34. Substitution 4:33 52-58

    Tavion Banks subbing in for Iowa

    5241363 2nd Half
  35. Substitution 4:33 52-58

    Cam Manyawu subbing out for Iowa

    5176283 2nd Half
  36. MadeFreeThrow 4:33 52-58

    Isaia Howard makes free throw 1 of 2

    5241366 2nd Half
  37. Substitution 4:33 51-58

    Zvonimir Ivisic subbing in for Illinois

    5174665 2nd Half
  38. Substitution 4:33 51-58

    Tomislav Ivisic subbing out for Illinois

    5214642 2nd Half
  39. PersonalFoul 4:33 51-58

    Foul on Tomislav Ivisic.

    5214642 2nd Half
  40. JumpShot 4:51 51-58

    Keaton Wagler makes 13-foot floating jump shot

    5254165 2nd Half
  41. Substitution 5:41 51-56

    Tate Sage subbing in for Iowa

    5311842 2nd Half
  42. Substitution 5:41 51-56

    Isaia Howard subbing in for Iowa

    5241366 2nd Half
  43. Substitution 5:41 51-56

    Cam Manyawu subbing in for Iowa

    5176283 2nd Half
  44. Substitution 5:41 51-56

    Kael Combs subbing out for Iowa

    5176280 2nd Half
  45. Substitution 5:41 51-56

    Alvaro Folgueiras subbing out for Iowa

    5177211 2nd Half
  46. Substitution 5:41 51-56

    Tavion Banks subbing out for Iowa

    5241363 2nd Half
  47. JumpShot 5:43 51-56

    Tomislav Ivisic makes 9-foot hook shot

    5214642 2nd Half
  48. JumpShot 6:27 51-54

    Tomislav Ivisic makes 4-foot hook shot (David Mirkovic assists)

    5214642 2nd Half
  49. MadeFreeThrow 7:14 51-52

    David Mirkovic makes free throw 2 of 2

    5311832 2nd Half
  50. MadeFreeThrow 7:14 51-51

    David Mirkovic makes free throw 1 of 2

    5311832 2nd Half
  51. PersonalFoul 7:14 51-50

    Foul on Cooper Koch.

    4873203 2nd Half
  52. MadeFreeThrow 7:27 51-50

    Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 2 of 2

    5241364 2nd Half
  53. MadeFreeThrow 7:27 50-50

    Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 2

    5241364 2nd Half
  54. Substitution 7:27 49-50

    Alvaro Folgueiras subbing in for Iowa

    5177211 2nd Half
  55. Substitution 7:27 49-50

    Cam Manyawu subbing out for Iowa

    5176283 2nd Half
  56. PersonalFoul 7:27 49-50

    Foul on Tomislav Ivisic.

    5214642 2nd Half
  57. LayUpShot 7:42 49-50

    Andrej Stojakovic makes driving layup

    5175007 2nd Half
  58. Substitution 8:07 49-48

    Keaton Wagler subbing in for Illinois

    5254165 2nd Half
  59. Substitution 8:07 49-48

    Kylan Boswell subbing out for Illinois

    4684269 2nd Half
  60. Substitution 8:39 49-48

    Cooper Koch subbing in for Iowa

    4873203 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 59-71

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 59-71

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  3. Defensive Rebound 0:20 59-71

    Keaton Wagler Defensive Rebound.

    5254165 2nd Half
  4. JumpShot 0:24 59-71

    Bennett Stirtz misses 27-foot three point jumper

    5241364 2nd Half
  5. Offensive Rebound 0:26 59-71

    Kael Combs Offensive Rebound.

    5176280 2nd Half
  6. JumpShot 0:30 59-71

    Bennett Stirtz misses 27-foot three point jumper

    5241364 2nd Half
  7. MadeFreeThrow 0:37 59-71

    Keaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 2

    5254165 2nd Half
  8. MadeFreeThrow 0:37 59-70

    Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 2

    5254165 2nd Half
  9. PersonalFoul 0:37 59-69

    Foul on Cooper Koch.

    4873203 2nd Half
  10. Substitution 0:37 59-69

    Cam Manyawu subbing in for Iowa

    5176283 2nd Half
  11. Substitution 0:37 59-69

    Cooper Koch subbing out for Iowa

    4873203 2nd Half
  12. Defensive Rebound 0:37 59-69

    Andrej Stojakovic Defensive Rebound.

    5175007 2nd Half
  13. JumpShot 0:39 59-69

    Kael Combs misses 23-foot three point jumper

    5176280 2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 0:50 59-69

    Kylan Boswell makes free throw 2 of 2

    4684269 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 0:50 59-68

    Kylan Boswell makes free throw 1 of 2

    4684269 2nd Half
  16. PersonalFoul 0:50 59-67

    Foul on Kael Combs.

    5176280 2nd Half
  17. Defensive Rebound 0:58 59-67

    Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.

    5177736 2nd Half
  18. JumpShot 1:02 59-67

    Tate Sage misses 24-foot three point jumper

    5311842 2nd Half
  19. Substitution 1:12 59-67

    Kael Combs subbing in for Iowa

    5176280 2nd Half
  20. Substitution 1:12 59-67

    Cam Manyawu subbing out for Iowa

    5176283 2nd Half
  21. ShortTimeOut 1:12 59-67

    Illinois Timeout

    2nd Half
  22. MadeFreeThrow 1:12 59-67

    Keaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 2

    5254165 2nd Half
  23. MadeFreeThrow 1:12 59-66

    Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 2

    5254165 2nd Half
  24. PersonalFoul 1:12 59-65

    Foul on Cooper Koch.

    4873203 2nd Half
  25. Defensive Rebound 1:19 59-65

    Andrej Stojakovic Defensive Rebound.

    5175007 2nd Half
  26. JumpShot 1:22 59-65

    Cam Manyawu misses 7-foot jumper

    5176283 2nd Half
  27. Offensive Rebound 1:24 59-65

    Cam Manyawu Offensive Rebound.

    5176283 2nd Half
  28. LayUpShot 1:28 59-65

    Bennett Stirtz misses driving layup

    5241364 2nd Half
  29. LayUpShot 1:40 59-65

    Andrej Stojakovic makes layup (Keaton Wagler assists)

    5175007 2nd Half
  30. MadeFreeThrow 2:00 59-63

    Tate Sage makes free throw 2 of 2

    5311842 2nd Half
  31. MadeFreeThrow 2:00 58-63

    Tate Sage makes free throw 1 of 2

    5311842 2nd Half
  32. Substitution 2:00 57-63

    Kylan Boswell subbing in for Illinois

    4684269 2nd Half
  33. Substitution 2:00 57-63

    Tomislav Ivisic subbing out for Illinois

    5214642 2nd Half
  34. PersonalFoul 2:00 57-63

    Foul on Tomislav Ivisic.

    5214642 2nd Half
  35. Offensive Rebound 2:02 57-63

    Tate Sage Offensive Rebound.

    5311842 2nd Half
  36. JumpShot 2:03 57-63

    Bennett Stirtz misses 24-foot three point jumper

    5241364 2nd Half
  37. Defensive Rebound 2:21 57-63

    Cam Manyawu Defensive Rebound.

    5176283 2nd Half
  38. JumpShot 2:22 57-63

    David Mirkovic misses 24-foot three point jumper

    5311832 2nd Half
  39. Offensive Rebound 2:33 57-63

    Andrej Stojakovic Offensive Rebound.

    5175007 2nd Half
  40. JumpShot 2:33 57-63

    Ben Humrichous misses 23-foot three point jumper

    5177736 2nd Half

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