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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 64

Final
HomeIllinois105
Thursday, March 19, 2026All Evanston sports
FinalFinalTNTPlay by play
12T
PENN304070
ILL4065105
Final

Illinois routs Pennsylvania 105-70

#3 Illinois Fighting Illini rolled past #14 Pennsylvania Quakers 105-70 on Thursday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

The second half made the difference: Illinois outscored Pennsylvania 65-40.

Illinois shot 50% to 45% and won the boards 48-25.

For Illinois, David Mirkovic (F): 29. For Pennsylvania, Michael Zanoni (G): 20.

Illinois improves to 25-8. Pennsylvania falls to 18-12.

Attendance: 14,092.

Full recap at ESPN: David Mirkovic has 29 points and 17 rebounds to lead No. 3 Illinois to 105-70 rout of No. 14 Penn

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#7
PENN · PointsMichael Zanoni G20
#0
PENN · AssistsAJ Levine G4
#5
PENN · ReboundsCam Thrower G4
#0
ILL · PointsDavid Mirkovic F29
#23
ILL · AssistsKeaton Wagler G7
#0
ILL · ReboundsDavid Mirkovic F17
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
A. Gerhart F1621-20-10-020101204
TJ Power F3062-82-50-012110012
M. Zanoni G30209-182-60-011000012
AJ Levine G1952-101-70-034200123
C. Thrower G24146-101-21-242100132
D. Scantlebury F1442-20-00-030100123
M. Oberti F800-10-00-020000021
W. Kruse F400-00-00-010001011
L. Lueth F2073-61-30-010011012
J. Walter F531-21-20-000000001
N. Polonowski G1552-41-30-030100211
J. Jones G1121-30-10-002000000
A. Massung G421-10-00-002000000
Team7030-679-301-2251382371822

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