After a Final Four run last March, Illinois will be looking to finish the job in 2026-27.
Brad Underwood’s No. 3-ranked Illini squad will soon tip off its new season. First, however, Illinois concluded its preseason schedule on Wednesday night, hosting UIC.
Illinois is a bit banged up with the regular season looming, including injuries to David Mirkovic, Andrej Stojakovic and Zvonimir Ivisic. But after falling to Baylor last time out, the rest of the Illini was in action.
Here’s a look at the box score for Illinois’ preseason game against UIC.
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Illinois vs. UIC box score
| 1st | 2nd | Final | |
| UIC | 24 | 42 | 66 |
| Illinois | 59 | 42 | 101 |
UIC
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM-FGA | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA |
| Ahmad Henderson II | 28 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 2-7 | 0-1 |
| Jayce Nathaniel | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 1-1 |
| Elijah Garrett | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 4-6 |
| Dikembe Shaw | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Mekhi Lowery | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nano Barrantes | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Rashund Washington Jr. | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Lucas Scroggins | 20 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Pagliocca | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Illinois
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM-FGA | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA |
| Lincoln Williams | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Quentin Coleman | 24 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 4-4 |
| Tomislav Ivisic | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Jake Davis | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Ethan Brown | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Stefan Vaaks | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 1-1 |
| Blake Fagbemi | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Zavier Zens | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Lucas Morillo | 21 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 5-5 |
| Landon Davis | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jason Jakstys | 20 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
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