No. 5 UConn Huskies and the No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini play in New York City, New York

By Canadian Press on November 28, 2025.

Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1) vs. UConn Huskies (5-1)

New York; Friday, 12:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 Illinois and No. 5 UConn square off at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

The Huskies have a 5-1 record against non-conference oppponents. UConn has a 4-0 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Fighting Illini are 6-1 in non-conference play. Illinois averages 94.6 points while outscoring opponents by 24.9 points per game.

UConn’s average of 8.0 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.1 fewer made shots on average than the 8.1 per game Illinois gives up. Illinois averages 10.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 5.2 more made shots on average than the 4.8 per game UConn allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Karaban is scoring 14.3 points per game and averaging 5.2 rebounds for the Huskies. Solomon Ball is averaging 14.2 points and 3.5 rebounds while shooting 39.4%.

Andrej Stojakovic is averaging 18.5 points for the Fighting Illini. Kylan Boswell is averaging 16.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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