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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 32

AwayVCU55
Final
HomeIllinois76
Saturday, March 21, 2026All Ann Arbor sports
FinalFinalCBSPlay by play
12T
VCU282755
ILL354176
Final

Illinois routs VCU 76-55

#3 Illinois Fighting Illini rolled past #11 VCU Rams 76-55 on Saturday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

The second half made the difference: Illinois outscored VCU 41-27.

Illinois shot 48% to 35% and won the boards 45-29.

For Illinois, Andrej Stojakovic (G): 21. For VCU, Terrence Hill Jr. (G): 17.

Illinois improves to 26-8. VCU falls to 28-8.

Attendance: 14,178.

Full recap at ESPN: Andrej Stojakovic scores 21 as No. 3 seed Illinois beats 11th-seeded VCU 76-55 to reach Sweet 16

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

Top performers

#3
VCU · PointsTerrence Hill Jr. G17
#5
VCU · AssistsBarry Evans F2
#3
VCU · ReboundsTerrence Hill Jr. G7
#2
ILL · PointsAndrej Stojakovic G21
#0
ILL · AssistsDavid Mirkovic F4
#13
ILL · ReboundsTomislav Ivisic C11
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
L. Djokovic F2920-60-32-211100103
B. Evans F33115-91-40-132120121
N. Lewis G100-00-00-000000000
B. Jennings G2652-61-40-052220143
J. Tracey G2173-131-60-130230213
K. Mitchell F200-00-00-030000210
M. Belle F1700-30-10-002001002
J. Dumont F200-00-00-000000000
J. Tillery G221-10-00-200000000
T. Hill Jr. G37177-163-90-071310252
A. Nowell G500-00-00-000000000
T. Ward G25115-121-50-040101310
Team5523-667-322-62981082121715

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