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Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies

2026-04-04 · America/Chicago

Big Ten · BasketballFinal

Illinois Fighting Illini62

UConn Huskies71

2026-04-04Verified result · Source checked Oct 16, 2026, 8:24 PM

Verified game information

Status: Final

Source checked: October 16, 2026 at 8:24 PM Central

Source-checked editorial reporting. A live feed and additional box-score statistics are not connected.

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An Illinois player in orange defends a Northwestern player during earlier DSN basketball coverage.

College / Basketball / STORY

Illinois’ Final Four Run Ends With UConn Answering Every Late Push

Illinois Fighting Illini · UConn Huskies

INDIANAPOLIS — Illinois reached the last weekend of the college basketball season by winning the possessions that changed games. Against Connecticut, it found enough of those possessions to threaten a comeback, but not enough to finish one.