UConn vs. Illinois box score: Full stats from 2026 Final Four basketball game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. After 40 minutes, the No. 2 UConn Huskies are heading back to their third title game in four seasons.

Dan Hurley had UConn ready for another Final Four fight night. Once again, his Huskies scored a knockout. Fabulous freshman Braylon Mullins made another last-minute 3-pointer — his only basket of the second half — and the Huskies muscled their way past Illinois 71-62 on Saturday to reach their third national championship game in four years.