VCU vs Illinois box score: Full stats from 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament game

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The 11-seed VCU Rams face the 3-seed Illinois Fighting Illini in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament South Region on Saturday. VCU advanced by mounting an epic 19-point comeback to beat North Carolina 82-78 in overtime in the first round on Thursday, while Illinois cruised past Penn 105-70. 

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The Rams (28-7), won the Atlantic 10 Tournament and have won seven straight games. The Fighting Illini (25-8), finished fourth in the Big Ten standings at 15-5, are 10-2 against non-conference opponents this season. 

Here is a look at the box score from Saturday's second round South Region game in Greenville.

VCU vs Illinois March Madness box score

VCU stats

STARTERSMINPTSFG3PTREBASTPFFTSTLBLK

17L. DjokovicF

2300-60-31010-000

5B. EvansF

2394-71-31210-020

0B. JenningsG

1731-31-25130-010

1N. LewisG

000-00-00000-000

2J. TraceyF

1321-80-33020-030BENCHMINPTSFG3PTREBASTPFFTSTLBLK

8M. BelleF

1200-30-10220-001

10J. DumontF

000-00-00000-000

6T. Hill Jr.G

27177-153-85120-010

22K. MitchellF

000-00-00000-000

4A. NowellG

400-00-00000-000

14J. TilleryG

000-00-00000-000

15T. WardG

1963-80-34000-001

Illinois stats

STARTERSMINPTSFG3PTREBASTPFFTSTLBLK

4K. BoswellG

2382-72-43202-410

15J. DavisF

1231-11-12000-011

13T. IvisicC

1294-61-26120-001

0D. MirkovicF

2173-81-34420-000

23K. WaglerG

2362-71-44111-200BENCHMINPTSFG3PTREBASTPFFTSTLBLK

8B. FagbemiG

000-00-00000-000

3B. HumrichousF

1700-10-13110-000

44Z. IvisicC

1421-20-14010-001

1B. LeeG

000-00-00000-000

77M. PetrovicG

000-00-00000-000

5A. ReddG

000-00-00000-000

2A. StojakovicG

16175-80-14007-901

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