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Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 26 at No. 8/7 Illinois
2/13/2026 11:30:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
• Indiana University hits the road for the first of two-straight ranked Big Ten opponents with a game at No. 8/7 Illinois at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Tip is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 15, with Andrew Catalon (PxP) and Clark Kellogg (Analyst) on the call for CBS.
• Illinois (20-5, 11-3 B1G) is under the direction of ninth-year head coach Brad Underwood. The Illini have won 20-plus games in seven-straight seasons (including 2025-26) and have secured at least 14 Big Ten wins three times.
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year candidate Keaton Wagler leads the Illini with 18.5 points per game and has made a team-high 66 3-pointers. Senior guard Kylan Boswell, who has missed the last six games with a hand injury, has posted 14.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.
• Despite missing their Tuesday game with an ankle injury, junior guard Andrej Stojakovic has averaged 13.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. Freshman forward David Mirkovic (12.6 points, 8.0 rebounds) and junior center Tomislav Ivisic (10.4, 5.7) also average double figures.
• Per KenPom, Illinois ranks top-10 nationally in adjusted offensive efficiency (1st), offensive rebounding percentage (6th), and 3-point field goal rate (8th).
Game Information
Feb. 15, 2026 • 1 PM ET
State Farm Center (15,544) • Champaign, Ill.
TV: CBS (Andrew Catalon, Clark Kellogg)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 96-93
Last Meeting: ILL 94, IU 69 on Jan. 14, 2025, in Bloomington
Series History
• Indiana and Illinois will meet for the 190th time, the fourth-most of any opponent in program history. The Hoosiers have won 96 times against the Illini in the series that dates back to Jan. 20, 1906.
• IU last won in Champaign on Jan. 19, 2023. Trayce Jackson-Davis went for 35 points, nine rebounds, five assists, and three blocked shots in the 80-65 win.
Last Time Out
• Indiana (17-8 8-6 B1G) ran up a 92-74 victory over Oregon on Monday, Feb. 7, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers have won five of the last six contests.
• Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson provided his second 40-point game of the Big Ten slate with 41 points on 13-of-20 shooting from the floor. He has averaged 30.8 points per game over his last four starts.
• Senior forward Sam Alexis contributed 16 points on 8-of-8 shooting from the floor. Over his last five games, Alexis has shot 24-of-25 (96.0%) from the field.
• Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries added 15 points and seven assists. The Hoosiers are 4-0 in Big Ten games when DeVries has six or more assists. Junior guard Nick Dorn tallied 11 points and made a pair of 3-pointers.
The Big Man in the Middle
• Senior forward Sam Alexis has made 16-straight starts for the Hoosiers. In that stretch, the Florida transfer has averaged 6.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game. He has shot 73.8% (48-of-65) from the floor and 81.3% (13-of-16) from the free throw line.
• Over his last eight starts, Alexis has averaged 10.0 points on 80.0% (36-of-49) shooting from the floor to go with 4.9 rebounds per game.
• Alexis provided 10 rebounds and six blocked shots at Rutgers on Jan. 23, the first 10-rebound, 5-block performance by a Hoosier in a Big Ten road game since Trayce Jackson-Davis (Jan. 25, 2023).
• Against Wisconsin on Feb. 7 he became the first IU player since Kel'el Ware (Feb. 27, 2024) to score at least 15 points, grab more than five rebounds, block at least five shots on 90.0% shooting from the floor.
• Alexis scored 16 points on 8-of-8 shooting from the floor against Oregon on Feb. 9, the second-most made field goals without a miss in a game by a Hoosier in program history.
Big Ten Brilliance
• Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson has averaged 24.4 points per night in Big Ten Conference play this season. He has shot 47.7% (115-of-241) from the floor, 38.3% (51-of-133) from the 3-point line, and 89.7% (61-of-68) from the free throw line in league play.
• The Sam Houston State transfer has scored 15-plus points in 12 conference games, has scored at least 20 points nine times, added a 32-point night against No. 10 Nebraska (Jan. 10), posted 33 points at USC (Feb. 3), torched the nets for 41 points against Oregon (Feb. 9), and went for a career-best 44 points against Penn State (Dec. 9).
• His scoring average of 24.4 points per game in league play is on pace to be the highest by a Hoosier in Big Ten games since George McGinnis (29.9) during the 1970-71 season.
• Wilkerson is top five among Big Ten players in total points (342), points per game (24.4), made 3-pointers (51), and 3-point shooting percentage (38.3%) in league play.
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• Indiana University hits the road for the first of two-straight ranked Big Ten opponents with a game at No. 8/7 Illinois at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Tip is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 15, with Andrew Catalon (PxP) and Clark Kellogg (Analyst) on the call for CBS.
• Illinois (20-5, 11-3 B1G) is under the direction of ninth-year head coach Brad Underwood. The Illini have won 20-plus games in seven-straight seasons (including 2025-26) and have secured at least 14 Big Ten wins three times.
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year candidate Keaton Wagler leads the Illini with 18.5 points per game and has made a team-high 66 3-pointers. Senior guard Kylan Boswell, who has missed the last six games with a hand injury, has posted 14.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.
• Despite missing their Tuesday game with an ankle injury, junior guard Andrej Stojakovic has averaged 13.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. Freshman forward David Mirkovic (12.6 points, 8.0 rebounds) and junior center Tomislav Ivisic (10.4, 5.7) also average double figures.
• Per KenPom, Illinois ranks top-10 nationally in adjusted offensive efficiency (1st), offensive rebounding percentage (6th), and 3-point field goal rate (8th).
Game Information
Feb. 15, 2026 • 1 PM ET
State Farm Center (15,544) • Champaign, Ill.
TV: CBS (Andrew Catalon, Clark Kellogg)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 96-93
Last Meeting: ILL 94, IU 69 on Jan. 14, 2025, in Bloomington
Series History
• Indiana and Illinois will meet for the 190th time, the fourth-most of any opponent in program history. The Hoosiers have won 96 times against the Illini in the series that dates back to Jan. 20, 1906.
• IU last won in Champaign on Jan. 19, 2023. Trayce Jackson-Davis went for 35 points, nine rebounds, five assists, and three blocked shots in the 80-65 win.
Last Time Out
• Indiana (17-8 8-6 B1G) ran up a 92-74 victory over Oregon on Monday, Feb. 7, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers have won five of the last six contests.
• Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson provided his second 40-point game of the Big Ten slate with 41 points on 13-of-20 shooting from the floor. He has averaged 30.8 points per game over his last four starts.
• Senior forward Sam Alexis contributed 16 points on 8-of-8 shooting from the floor. Over his last five games, Alexis has shot 24-of-25 (96.0%) from the field.
• Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries added 15 points and seven assists. The Hoosiers are 4-0 in Big Ten games when DeVries has six or more assists. Junior guard Nick Dorn tallied 11 points and made a pair of 3-pointers.
The Big Man in the Middle
• Senior forward Sam Alexis has made 16-straight starts for the Hoosiers. In that stretch, the Florida transfer has averaged 6.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game. He has shot 73.8% (48-of-65) from the floor and 81.3% (13-of-16) from the free throw line.
• Over his last eight starts, Alexis has averaged 10.0 points on 80.0% (36-of-49) shooting from the floor to go with 4.9 rebounds per game.
• Alexis provided 10 rebounds and six blocked shots at Rutgers on Jan. 23, the first 10-rebound, 5-block performance by a Hoosier in a Big Ten road game since Trayce Jackson-Davis (Jan. 25, 2023).
• Against Wisconsin on Feb. 7 he became the first IU player since Kel'el Ware (Feb. 27, 2024) to score at least 15 points, grab more than five rebounds, block at least five shots on 90.0% shooting from the floor.
• Alexis scored 16 points on 8-of-8 shooting from the floor against Oregon on Feb. 9, the second-most made field goals without a miss in a game by a Hoosier in program history.
Big Ten Brilliance
• Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson has averaged 24.4 points per night in Big Ten Conference play this season. He has shot 47.7% (115-of-241) from the floor, 38.3% (51-of-133) from the 3-point line, and 89.7% (61-of-68) from the free throw line in league play.
• The Sam Houston State transfer has scored 15-plus points in 12 conference games, has scored at least 20 points nine times, added a 32-point night against No. 10 Nebraska (Jan. 10), posted 33 points at USC (Feb. 3), torched the nets for 41 points against Oregon (Feb. 9), and went for a career-best 44 points against Penn State (Dec. 9).
• His scoring average of 24.4 points per game in league play is on pace to be the highest by a Hoosier in Big Ten games since George McGinnis (29.9) during the 1970-71 season.
• Wilkerson is top five among Big Ten players in total points (342), points per game (24.4), made 3-pointers (51), and 3-point shooting percentage (38.3%) in league play.
@IndianaMBB
For all the latest on Indiana University men's basketball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMBB on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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