Fighting Illini vs Scarlet Knights
Tip6:30 PM ET
Watch
LineNot posted
Win probability
1912 blend96% ILLRUTG 4%
ILL +9.7
Proj. margin
166.2
Proj. total
74.3
Proj. pace
Home court counts 3 points. Blend of Adj. efficiency, SRS and Elo.
Projected starters
PPG
2G · 3.7 APG21.0
347.7 RPG10.0
116.0 RPG17.0
13C · 1.7 BPG8.7
15.5 RPG10.0
0G · 4.0 APG15.5
5F · 4.0 RPG7.5
2G · 2.5 APG10.5
4F · 5.0 RPG9.0
32C · 1.0 BPG12.0
Ratings
CBBD · 2025-26+36.6Adj. net rating+2.6
4thAdj. net rank139th
133.4Adj. offense109.9
96.8Adj. defense107.4
78.3Pace70.3
17.2SRS-1.6
2262Elo1641
2–1Record2–0
Season per game
2026-27 · 3 games / 2026-27 · 2 games103.3Points91.0
66.3Opp points59.0
64.1%eFG%57.9%
18.0%TO%13.0%
29.6%OREB%30.1%
.27FT rate.49
52%3PA rate37%
55%Assisted FG%52%
Last five games
Illinois
L78-84@ TTU
W112-70vs PENN
W120-45vs FDU
L62-71@ CONN
W71-59vs IOWA
Rutgers
W101-64vs NJIT
W81-54vs NHVN
L69-82@ CREI
L59-72@ UCLA
W72-67@ MINN
Head to head
Last 10 · 2017-18–2026-2725-26RUTG 55 · ILL 81Thu, 1/8
24-25ILL 73 · RUTG 82Wed, 2/5
23-24RUTG 63 · ILL 86Sun, 1/21
23-24ILL 76 · RUTG 58Sat, 12/2
22-23RUTG 60 · ILL 69Sat, 2/11
21-22ILL 59 · RUTG 70Wed, 2/16
21-22RUTG 51 · ILL 86Fri, 12/3
20-21RUTG 68 · ILL 90Fri, 3/12
20-21ILL 88 · RUTG 91Sun, 12/20
19-20ILL 57 · RUTG 72Sat, 2/15
Game information
TipWednesday, Mar 3 · 6:30 PM ET
VenueJersey Mike’s Arena · Piscataway, NJ
WatchBTN
Abbreviations
Adj.Adjusted — points scored or allowed per 100 possessions, corrected for the strength of the opponents faced. Net is offense minus defense
SRSSimple Rating System — average scoring margin, adjusted for strength of schedule
EloA rating that moves after every result, by more when the opponent was strong
PacePossessions per 40 minutes
PPGPoints per game
eFG%Effective field goal percentage — made threes count one and a half field goals
TO%Turnovers per 100 possessions
OREB%The share of a team's own missed shots it rebounds
FT rateFree throws attempted per field goal attempted
3PA rateThe share of field goal attempts taken from three
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