Iowa vs. Illinois box score: Full stats from 2026 March Madness Elite Eight game

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Big Ten rivals will meet under the glistening Toyota Center hardwood in the first matchup of the 2026 Elite Eight.

Iowa and Illinois met once before during the regular season. The Illini scored a 75-69 win over their hated opposition, benefitting from scoring outbursts by Keaton Wagler (19 points), Andrej Stojakovic (17 points) and Kylan Boswell (17 points).

Then again, that matchup took place in the deep midwinter. Neither side had established itself as a college basketball powerhouse. The Hawkeyes dropped 12 games during the regular season. They've been faultless in tournament play, however, scoring victories over a trio of hardwood luminaries -- including defending champions and No. 1 seed Florida.

The Illini found success more consistently during the regular season, but fell well short of a conference title. That hasn't prevented them from sweeping teams aside in the spring, though. Wins over Pennsylvania and VCU were followed by a dizzying display against No. 2 Houston, last year's NCAA tournament runner-up.

Who will win out on Saturday night? Only time will tell. But one thing is for certain: a Big Ten side will be punching its ticket to its first Final Four in quite a while.

The Sporting News is tracking the full box score stats as Iowa takes on Illinois in the Elite Eight on Saturday night.

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Iowa vs. Illinois March Madness box score​

This section will be updated intermittently.

Iowa​

Starters

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Cam Manyawu	9	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	1
Cooper Koch	12	0	0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bennett Stirtz	12	10	4-6	2-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tavion Banks	9	2	0-2	0-0	2-2	1	1	1	1	0	1
Kael Combs	10	5	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	2	0	1

Bench

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Alvaro Folgueiras	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Tate Sage	3	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Isaia Howard	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0

MORE: Live updates on Elite 8 game between Illinis and Iowa

Illinois​

Starters

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
David Mirkovic	11	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	2	1	0	0
Jake Davis	6	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Tomislav Ivisic	9	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1
Keaton Wagler	11	7	3-4	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Kylan Boswell	10	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	1

Bench

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Ben Humrichous	5	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zvonimir Ivisic	4	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Andrej Stojakvic	7	6	3-3	0-0	0-1	1	0	1	1	0	0

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