| Team | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 ILL | 32 | 29 | 61 |
 CONN | 43 | 31 | 74 |
Game Leaders
Solo Ball
· G
Malachi Smith
· G
Kylan Boswell
· G
Kylan Boswell
· G
Team Stats
19-60FG26-63
32Field Goal %41
6-293PT10-28
21Three Point %36
17-18FT12-17
94Free Throw %71
38Rebounds43
13Offensive Rebounds14
25Defensive Rebounds29
10Assists19
3Steals7
5Blocks7
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of Game
0:00
End of 2nd half
0:20
UConn Turnover.
0:48
Solo Ball Defensive Rebound.
0:52
Kylan Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.
1:00
Malachi Smith made Free Throw.
1:00
Malachi Smith made Free Throw.
1:00
Jake Davis subbing in for Illinois
1:00
Brandon Lee subbing out for Illinois
1:00
Foul on Kylan Boswell.
1:13
Illinois Timeout
1:17
Brandon Lee subbing in for Illinois
1:17
Jake Davis subbing out for Illinois
1:17
Ben Humrichous made Free Throw.
1:17
Ben Humrichous made Free Throw.
1:17
Foul on Jayden Ross.
1:17
Ben Humrichous Offensive Rebound.
1:18
Kylan Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.
1:27
Jayden Ross made Layup. Assisted by Alex Karaban.
1:52
Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
1:55
Mihailo Petrovic missed Jumper.
2:10
Malachi Smith made Free Throw.
2:10
Jayden Ross subbing in for UConn
2:10
Eric Reibe subbing out for UConn
2:11
Foul on Jake Davis.
2:11
Malachi Smith made Three Point Jumper.
2:11
Eric Reibe Offensive Rebound.
2:13
Alex Karaban missed Layup.
2:29
Eric Reibe Offensive Rebound.
2:32
Malachi Smith missed Layup.
2:56
Tomislav Ivisic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kylan Boswell.
3:11
Illinois Defensive Rebound.
3:13
Silas Demary Jr. missed Jumper.
3:30
Malachi Smith subbing in for UConn
3:30
Jayden Ross subbing out for UConn
3:30
Official TV Timeout
3:30
Mihailo Petrovic Turnover.
3:45
Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.
3:48
Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
4:04
Jayden Ross Defensive Rebound.
4:07
Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
4:31
Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
4:35
Eric Reibe missed Three Point Jumper.
4:53
Foul on Mihailo Petrovic.
5:03
Mihailo Petrovic made Jumper.
5:17
Eric Reibe made Layup. Assisted by Alex Karaban.
5:27
Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
5:29
Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
5:40
Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
5:42
Silas Demary Jr. missed Jumper.
No. 5 UConn beats No. 13 Illinois 74-61
— Solo Ball scored 15 points and fifth-ranked UConn never trailed in beating No. 13 Illinois 74-61 on Friday at Madison Square Garden.
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