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NCAA Tournament Matchup Finder Query Results

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For single games, from 1939 to 2024, in the All Rounds, school is Illinois, sorted by descending Date

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Query Results Table
Rk Year Date Region Round School PTS Opponent PTS OT Diff Location
12024March 30, 2024EastRegional Final3 Illinois521 UConn77-25Boston, MA
22024March 28, 2024EastRegional Semifinal3 Illinois722 Iowa State69+3Boston, MA
32024March 23, 2024EastSecond Round3 Illinois8911 Duquesne63+26Omaha, NE
42024March 21, 2024EastFirst Round3 Illinois8514 Morehead State69+16Omaha, NE
52023March 16, 2023WestFirst Round9 Illinois638 Arkansas73-10Des Moines, IA
62022March 20, 2022SouthSecond Round4 Illinois535 Houston68-15Pittsburgh, PA
72022March 18, 2022SouthFirst Round4 Illinois5413 Chattanooga53+1Pittsburgh, PA
82021March 21, 2021MidwestSecond Round1 Illinois588 Loyola (IL)71-13Indianapolis, IN
92021March 19, 2021MidwestFirst Round1 Illinois7816 Drexel49+29Indianapolis, IN
102013March 24, 2013EastThird Round7 Illinois592 Miami (FL)63-4Austin, TX
112013March 22, 2013EastSecond Round7 Illinois5710 Colorado49+8Austin, TX
122011March 20, 2011SouthwestThird Round9 Illinois591 Kansas73-14Tulsa, OK
132011March 18, 2011SouthwestSecond Round9 Illinois738 UNLV62+11Tulsa, OK
142009March 19, 2009SouthFirst Round5 Illinois7212 Western Kentucky76-4Portland, OR
152007March 16, 2007WestFirst Round12 Illinois525 Virginia Tech54-2Columbus, OH
162006March 18, 2006WashingtonSecond Round4 Illinois645 Washington67-3San Diego, CA
172006March 16, 2006WashingtonFirst Round4 Illinois7813 Air Force69+9San Diego, CA
182005April 4, 2005NationalNational Final1 Illinois701 UNC75-5St. Louis, MO
192005April 2, 2005NationalNational Semifinal1 Illinois724 Louisville57+15St. Louis, MO
202005March 26, 2005ChicagoRegional Final1 Illinois903 Arizona89OT+1Chicago, IL
Rk Year Date Region Round School PTS Opponent PTS OT Diff Location
212005March 24, 2005ChicagoRegional Semifinal1 Illinois7712 Milwaukee63+14Chicago, IL
222005March 19, 2005ChicagoSecond Round1 Illinois719 Nevada59+12Indianapolis, IN
232005March 17, 2005ChicagoFirst Round1 Illinois6716 FDU55+12Indianapolis, IN
242004March 26, 2004AtlantaRegional Semifinal5 Illinois621 Duke72-10Atlanta, GA
252004March 21, 2004AtlantaSecond Round5 Illinois924 Cincinnati68+24Columbus, OH
262004March 19, 2004AtlantaFirst Round5 Illinois7212 Murray State53+19Columbus, OH
272003March 22, 2003WestSecond Round4 Illinois605 Notre Dame68-8Indianapolis, IN
282003March 20, 2003WestFirst Round4 Illinois6513 Western Kentucky60+5Indianapolis, IN
292002March 22, 2002MidwestRegional Semifinal4 Illinois691 Kansas73-4Madison, WI
302002March 17, 2002MidwestSecond Round4 Illinois7212 Creighton60+12Chicago, IL
312002March 15, 2002MidwestFirst Round4 Illinois9313 San Diego State64+29Chicago, IL
322001March 25, 2001MidwestRegional Final1 Illinois812 Arizona87-6San Antonio, TX
332001March 23, 2001MidwestRegional Semifinal1 Illinois804 Kansas64+16San Antonio, TX
342001March 18, 2001MidwestSecond Round1 Illinois799 Charlotte61+18Dayton, OH
352001March 16, 2001MidwestFirst Round1 Illinois9616 Northwestern State54+42Dayton, OH
362000March 19, 2000EastSecond Round4 Illinois765 Florida93-17Winston-Salem, NC
372000March 17, 2000EastFirst Round4 Illinois6813 Penn58+10Winston-Salem, NC
381998March 14, 1998WestSecond Round5 Illinois614 Maryland67-6Sacramento, CA
391998March 12, 1998WestFirst Round5 Illinois6412 South Alabama51+13Sacramento, CA
401997March 16, 1997SoutheastSecond Round6 Illinois6314 Chattanooga75-12Charlotte, NC
Rk Year Date Region Round School PTS Opponent PTS OT Diff Location
411997March 14, 1997SoutheastFirst Round6 Illinois9011 USC77+13Charlotte, NC
421995March 17, 1995EastFirst Round11 Illinois626 Tulsa68-6Albany, NY
431994March 18, 1994MidwestFirst Round8 Illinois779 Georgetown84-7Oklahoma City, OK
441993March 20, 1993WestSecond Round6 Illinois683 Vanderbilt85-17Salt Lake City, UT
451993March 18, 1993WestFirst Round6 Illinois7511 Long Beach State72+3Salt Lake City, UT
461990March 15, 1990MidwestFirst Round5 Illinois8612 Dayton88-2Austin, TX
471989April 1, 1989NationalNational Semifinal1 Illinois813 Michigan83-2Seattle, WA
481989March 26, 1989MidwestRegional Final1 Illinois892 Syracuse86+3Minneapolis, MN
491989March 24, 1989MidwestRegional Semifinal1 Illinois834 Louisville69+14Minneapolis, MN
501989March 18, 1989MidwestSecond Round1 Illinois729 Ball State60+12Indianapolis, IN
511989March 16, 1989MidwestFirst Round1 Illinois7716 McNeese State71+6Indianapolis, IN
521988March 20, 1988SoutheastSecond Round3 Illinois636 Villanova66-3Cincinnati, OH
531988March 18, 1988SoutheastFirst Round3 Illinois8114 UTSA72+9Cincinnati, OH
541987March 12, 1987SoutheastFirst Round3 Illinois6714 Austin Peay68-1Birmingham, AL
551986March 16, 1986SoutheastSecond Round4 Illinois565 Alabama58-2Charlotte, NC
561986March 14, 1986SoutheastFirst Round4 Illinois7513 Fairfield51+24Charlotte, NC
571985March 21, 1985EastRegional Semifinal3 Illinois532 Georgia Tech61-8Providence, RI
581985March 17, 1985EastSecond Round3 Illinois746 Georgia58+16Atlanta, GA
591985March 15, 1985EastFirst Round3 Illinois7614 Northeastern57+19Atlanta, GA
601984March 24, 1984MideastRegional Final2 Illinois511 Kentucky54-3Lexington, KY
Rk Year Date Region Round School PTS Opponent PTS OT Diff Location
611984March 22, 1984MideastRegional Semifinal2 Illinois723 Maryland70+2Lexington, KY
621984March 18, 1984MideastSecond Round2 Illinois647 Villanova56+8Milwaukee, WI
631983March 17, 1983WestFirst Round7 Illinois4910 Utah52-3Boise, ID
641981March 19, 1981WestRegional Semifinal4 Illinois528 Kansas State57-5Salt Lake City, UT
651981March 14, 1981WestSecond Round4 Illinois675 Wyoming65+2Los Angeles, CA
661963March 16, 1963MideastRegional FinalIllinois64Loyola (IL)79-15East Lansing, MI
671963March 15, 1963MideastRegional SemifinalIllinois70Bowling Green State67+3East Lansing, MI
681952March 26, 1952NationalNational Third PlaceIllinois67Santa Clara64+3Seattle, WA
691952March 25, 1952EastNational SemifinalIllinois59St. John's (NY)61-2Seattle, WA
701952March 22, 1952EastRegional FinalIllinois74Duquesne68+6Chicago, IL
711952March 21, 1952EastRegional SemifinalIllinois80Dayton61+19Chicago, IL
721951March 27, 1951NationalNational Third PlaceIllinois61Oklahoma State46+15Minneapolis, MN
731951March 24, 1951EastRegional FinalIllinois74Kentucky76-2Kansas City, MO
741951March 22, 1951EastRegional SemifinalIllinois84NC State70+14New York, NY
751951March 20, 1951EastFirst RoundIllinois79Columbia71+8New York, NY
761949March 26, 1949NationalNational Third PlaceIllinois57Oregon State53+4Seattle, WA
771949March 22, 1949EastRegional FinalIllinois47Kentucky76-29New York, NY
781949March 21, 1949EastRegional SemifinalIllinois71Yale67+4New York, NY
791942March 21, 1942EastRegional Third PlaceIllinois34Penn State41-7New Orleans, LA
801942March 20, 1942EastRegional SemifinalIllinois44Kentucky46-2New Orleans, LA
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