ILL

TENN

No. 14 Illinois beats No. 13 Tennessee 75-62 in Music City Madness

AP
Dec 07, 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tomislav Ivisic and Keaton Wagler each scored 16 points and No. 14 Illinois Fighting Illini beat No. 13 Tennessee Volunteers 75-62 Saturday night in the second part of the Music City Madness.

The Fighting Illini (7-2) came in rested after an eight-day break with this their last of four Top 15 opponents over a seven-game stretch. Illinois snapped a five-game skid on neutral courts against ranked opponents and also gave coach Brad Underwood his first win in three tries against Tennessee.

Illinois is averaging 90.4 points a game this season after leading the Big Ten in scoring last season. Leading scorer Kylan Boswell went to the bench in the opening minutes grabbing at his left shoulder. He returned and finished with 15 points.

David Mirkovic added 10 for the Fighting Illini.

Tennessee (7-3) has lost three straight after going 30-8 last season and reaching the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament.

Ja'Kobi Gillespie led Tennessee with 15 points. Freshman Nate Ament, who has been averaging 17.1 points a game, finished with nine.

The Vols never led by more than two and had their last lead at 49-48 on a dunk by J.P. Estrella when Illinois went on a 15-3 spurt started by Andrej Stojakovic's layup taking the lead back for good, and Boswell's layup with 6:55 to go put the Fighting Illini up 63-52. Illinois pushed that to as much as 14 in the final minutes.

Illinois controlled much of the first half. Ivisic scored the last 10 of the half for the Fighting Illini, but the Vols finished the half on an 11-4 run with Cade Phillips' layup with 51 seconds left putting Tennessee up 34-32 at halftime.

Up next

Illinois: At Ohio State on Tuesday night.

Tennessee: Hosts No. 6 Louisville on Dec. 16.

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1st Half
ILL
Fighting Illini
32
TENN
Volunteers
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tomislav Ivisic vs. Felix Okpara (Volunteers gains possession)
19:42		Nate Ament turnover (bad pass) (Andrej Stojakovic steals)
19:37		Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot
19:35		Volunteers defensive rebound
19:22	+2	Nate Ament makes two point layup	0-2
18:53	+2	Tomislav Ivisic makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:31		Andrej Stojakovic blocks Nate Ament's two point jump shot
18:29		Keaton Wagler defensive rebound
18:08		Andrej Stojakovic turnover (bad pass) (Bishop Boswell steals)
17:59		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point layup
17:57		Keaton Wagler defensive rebound
17:53	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup (Keaton Wagler assists)	4-2
17:34	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup (Bishop Boswell assists)	4-4
17:17		Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
17:15		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
17:08		Bishop Boswell turnover (bad pass)
17:08		Official timeout
16:47		Mihailo Petrovic misses two point layup
16:45		Nate Ament defensive rebound
16:38		Felix Okpara misses three point jump shot
16:36		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
16:27	+3	Keaton Wagler makes three point jump shot	7-4
16:08		Andrej Stojakovic personal foul (Nate Ament draws the foul)
15:54		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point jump shot
15:52		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
15:50		Zvonimir Ivisic shooting foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul)
15:50		TV timeout
15:50		Felix Okpara misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:50		Felix Okpara misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:50		Zvonimir Ivisic defensive rebound
15:49		Jaylen Carey personal foul (Zvonimir Ivisic draws the foul)
15:48		Ja'Kobi Gillespie personal foul
15:28		David Mirkovic misses three point jump shot
15:26		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
15:10		David Mirkovic blocks Nate Ament's two point layup
15:08		David Mirkovic defensive rebound
14:51		Mihailo Petrovic turnover (lost ball) (Amaree Abram steals)
14:30		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point jump shot
14:28		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
14:26	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point dunk	7-6
14:01	+2	Zvonimir Ivisic makes two point hook shot	9-6
13:45	+3	Amaree Abram makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	9-9
13:12	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point jump shot (David Mirkovic assists)	11-9
12:55		Zvonimir Ivisic shooting foul (DeWayne Brown II draws the foul)
12:55		DeWayne Brown II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:55	+1	DeWayne Brown II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-10
12:31	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup	13-10
11:58		Andrej Stojakovic shooting foul (Amaree Abram draws the foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:58		Amaree Abram misses regular free throw 1 of 3
11:58	+1	Amaree Abram makes regular free throw 2 of 3	13-11
11:58	+1	Amaree Abram makes regular free throw 3 of 3	13-12
11:43	+2	Tomislav Ivisic makes two point hook shot	15-12
11:36		Jake Davis personal foul
11:34		Nate Ament misses three point jump shot
11:32		Jake Davis defensive rebound
11:32		Bishop Boswell personal foul
11:18		Tomislav Ivisic misses two point layup
11:16		J.P. Estrella defensive rebound
10:50		Nate Ament misses two point jump shot
10:48		J.P. Estrella offensive rebound
10:45		J.P. Estrella misses two point jump shot
10:45		DeWayne Brown II offensive rebound
10:43		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
10:42		Amari Evans offensive rebound
10:42		Keaton Wagler personal foul
10:41		Ben Humrichous blocks Amari Evans's two point layup
10:39		Volunteers offensive rebound
10:36	+2	DeWayne Brown II makes two point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	15-14
10:21	+3	David Mirkovic makes three point jump shot (Keaton Wagler assists)	18-14
10:11		DeWayne Brown II offensive foul
10:11		DeWayne Brown II turnover (offensive foul)
10:11		Official timeout
9:43	+2	Keaton Wagler makes two point layup	20-14
9:23	+2	J.P. Estrella makes two point hook shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	20-16
9:00		Keaton Wagler misses three point jump shot
8:58		Keaton Wagler offensive rebound
8:40		Keaton Wagler misses three point jump shot
8:38		J.P. Estrella defensive rebound
8:24		Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover (bad pass)
8:05		David Mirkovic turnover (lost ball) (Amari Evans steals)
7:54		Jaylen Carey misses two point layup
7:52		Jaylen Carey offensive rebound
7:52		Jaylen Carey turnover (lost ball) (Ben Humrichous steals)
7:30		David Mirkovic misses three point jump shot
7:28		Amari Evans defensive rebound
7:22	+3	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot	20-19
7:05	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup	22-19
6:58	+2	Amari Evans makes two point layup	22-21
6:46		Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
6:44		David Mirkovic offensive rebound
6:28		Mihailo Petrovic misses two point layup
6:26		David Mirkovic offensive rebound
6:21	+3	Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Ben Humrichous assists)	25-21
6:21		Volunteers 30 second timeout
6:21		TV timeout
6:10		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
6:08		Ja'Kobi Gillespie offensive rebound
6:00		Nate Ament misses two point jump shot
5:58		Bishop Boswell offensive rebound
5:50	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Carey assists)	25-23
5:38		Mihailo Petrovic misses two point layup
5:36		Bishop Boswell defensive rebound
5:22		Zvonimir Ivisic shooting foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul)
5:22		Felix Okpara misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:22		Felix Okpara misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:22		Keaton Wagler defensive rebound
5:03	+3	Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Keaton Wagler assists)	28-23
4:44		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point jump shot
4:42		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
4:33		Official timeout
4:22	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point jump shot	28-25
3:51		Keaton Wagler misses two point jump shot
3:49		Cade Phillips defensive rebound
3:41		Ben Humrichous blocks Ja'Kobi Gillespie's two point layup
3:39		Cade Phillips offensive rebound
3:35		Jaylen Carey misses two point layup
3:33		Jaylen Carey offensive rebound
3:29	+2	Jaylen Carey makes two point layup	28-27
3:23		TV timeout
3:18	+2	Tomislav Ivisic makes two point jump shot	30-27
3:10		Nate Ament misses three point jump shot
3:08		Cade Phillips offensive rebound
2:54	+2	Jaylen Carey makes two point layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	30-29
2:36		David Mirkovic turnover (back court violation)
2:15		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
2:13		Volunteers offensive rebound
2:13		Volunteers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:58		Cade Phillips blocks David Mirkovic's two point layup
1:56		David Mirkovic offensive rebound
1:56		Ja'Kobi Gillespie personal foul (David Mirkovic draws the foul)
1:50	+2	Tomislav Ivisic makes two point hook shot	32-29
1:29	+3	Bishop Boswell makes three point jump shot (Nate Ament assists)	32-32
1:15		Amaree Abram personal foul (Keaton Wagler draws the foul)
1:06		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
1:04		Jaylen Carey defensive rebound
0:52	+2	Cade Phillips makes two point layup	32-34
0:35		Keaton Wagler misses three point jump shot
0:33		Bishop Boswell defensive rebound
0:25		Jaylen Carey turnover (lost ball)
0:25		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
0:04		David Mirkovic misses two point layup
0:02		Bishop Boswell defensive rebound
0:01		Bishop Boswell misses three point jump shot
0:00		Volunteers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ILL
Fighting Illini
43
TENN
Volunteers
28

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point cutting layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists)	34-34
19:29		Nate Ament misses two point jump shot
19:27		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
19:16		Keaton Wagler misses three point jump shot
19:14		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
19:14		David Mirkovic personal foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul)
18:54	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point driving layup	34-36
18:25		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
18:23		David Mirkovic offensive rebound
18:15		Cade Phillips personal foul (David Mirkovic draws the foul)
18:09	+2	Tomislav Ivisic makes two point cutting dunk (Kylan Boswell assists)	36-36
18:06		Cade Phillips turnover
17:56		Kylan Boswell turnover (bad pass)
17:46		Cade Phillips misses two point layup
17:44		Keaton Wagler defensive rebound
17:27	+3	Keaton Wagler makes three point jump shot (Tomislav Ivisic assists)	39-36
17:05		Bishop Boswell misses three point jump shot
17:03		Nate Ament offensive rebound
16:50		Tomislav Ivisic shooting foul (Bishop Boswell draws the foul)
16:50		Bishop Boswell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:50	+1	Bishop Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-37
16:30		David Mirkovic misses two point hook shot
16:28		Andrej Stojakovic offensive rebound
16:19	+3	Keaton Wagler makes three point jump shot (Tomislav Ivisic assists)	42-37
16:07		Nate Ament misses three point jump shot
16:05		Jaylen Carey offensive rebound
16:01	+2	Nate Ament makes two point layup (Jaylen Carey assists)	42-39
15:31	+2	David Mirkovic makes two point driving layup	44-39
15:12		Bishop Boswell misses three point jump shot
15:10		Jaylen Carey offensive rebound
15:06	+3	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Carey assists)	44-42
14:43		TV timeout
14:32		Keaton Wagler misses three point jump shot
14:30		Bishop Boswell defensive rebound
14:10		Jaylen Carey misses two point layup
14:08		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
13:55		Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
13:53		Bishop Boswell defensive rebound
13:48		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point layup
13:46		Bishop Boswell offensive rebound
13:27		Ben Humrichous blocks Felix Okpara's two point layup
13:25		Keaton Wagler defensive rebound
13:14		Bishop Boswell shooting foul (Keaton Wagler draws the foul)
13:14	+1	Keaton Wagler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-42
13:14	+1	Keaton Wagler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-42
13:02		J.P. Estrella misses two point hook shot
13:00		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
12:58		DeWayne Brown II personal foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul)
12:47		Ben Humrichous turnover (lost ball) (Amaree Abram steals)
12:39	+2	Amaree Abram makes two point driving layup	46-44
12:39		Ben Humrichous shooting foul (Amaree Abram draws the foul)
12:39	+1	Amaree Abram makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-45
12:09		Bishop Boswell personal foul (Andrej Stojakovic draws the foul)
12:01	+2	David Mirkovic makes two point layup	48-45
11:43	+2	DeWayne Brown II makes two point bank jump shot (Amaree Abram assists)	48-47
11:30		Ja'Kobi Gillespie personal foul (David Mirkovic draws the foul)
11:30		TV timeout
11:21		Keaton Wagler misses three point jump shot
11:19		DeWayne Brown II defensive rebound
11:04	+2	J.P. Estrella makes two point dunk (Ethan Burg assists)	48-49
10:48	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point driving layup	50-49
10:32		J.P. Estrella misses two point hook shot
10:30		Keaton Wagler defensive rebound
10:23	+3	Jake Davis makes three point jump shot (Keaton Wagler assists)	53-49
10:06		Ethan Burg turnover (lost ball) (Tomislav Ivisic steals)
9:57		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point layup
9:55		Amari Evans defensive rebound
9:55		Jump ball. (Volunteers gains possession)
9:51		Volunteers 30 second timeout
9:51		TV timeout
9:43		Jaylen Carey misses two point layup
9:41		Jaylen Carey offensive rebound
9:38		Keaton Wagler shooting foul (Jaylen Carey draws the foul)
9:38		Jaylen Carey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:38	+1	Jaylen Carey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-50
9:17	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point driving layup	55-50
8:53		Jaylen Carey misses two point layup
8:51		Jaylen Carey offensive rebound
8:47		Jaylen Carey turnover (lost ball) (Andrej Stojakovic steals)
8:35		Bishop Boswell shooting foul (Andrej Stojakovic draws the foul)
8:35	+1	Andrej Stojakovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-50
8:35		Andrej Stojakovic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:35		Amari Evans defensive rebound
8:19		Nate Ament misses two point jump shot
8:17		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
8:17		DeWayne Brown II personal foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul)
8:17	+1	Ben Humrichous makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-50
8:17	+1	Ben Humrichous makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-50
8:03	+2	Nate Ament makes two point driving dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	58-52
7:41	+3	Keaton Wagler makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	61-52
7:19		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
7:17		Keaton Wagler defensive rebound
6:55	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point driving layup	63-52
6:39		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
6:37		Nate Ament offensive rebound
6:34	+2	Nate Ament makes two point putback layup	63-54
6:10		Cade Phillips blocks Kylan Boswell's two point layup
6:08		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
6:01		Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover (traveling)
6:01		TV timeout
5:31		Felix Okpara blocks Kylan Boswell's two point layup
5:29		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
5:07	+3	Bishop Boswell makes three point jump shot (Felix Okpara assists)	63-57
4:42	+3	Zvonimir Ivisic makes three point jump shot (David Mirkovic assists)	66-57
4:16	+3	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot (Nate Ament assists)	66-60
3:59	+3	Zvonimir Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Keaton Wagler assists)	69-60
3:55		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
3:55		TV timeout
3:40		Kylan Boswell personal foul (Nate Ament draws the foul)
3:34		Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover (bad pass)
3:11		Keaton Wagler misses three point jump shot
3:09		David Mirkovic offensive rebound
3:05		Ja'Kobi Gillespie personal foul (David Mirkovic draws the foul)
3:05		David Mirkovic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:05		Nate Ament defensive rebound
3:05		Jump ball. Nate Ament vs. Ben Humrichous (Fighting Illini gains possession)
3:05		Nate Ament turnover (lost ball) (Ben Humrichous steals)
2:55		Felix Okpara blocks Tomislav Ivisic's two point layup
2:53		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
2:43		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
2:41		Tomislav Ivisic offensive rebound
2:24	+3	David Mirkovic makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	72-60
2:12		Nate Ament misses two point layup
2:10		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
1:44		Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
1:42		Ben Humrichous offensive rebound
1:30		Amaree Abram personal foul (David Mirkovic draws the foul)
1:30		David Mirkovic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:30		Tomislav Ivisic offensive rebound
1:22		Amaree Abram personal foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
1:22	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-60
1:22	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-60
1:14		Ben Humrichous shooting foul (Nate Ament draws the foul)
1:14	+1	Nate Ament makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-61
1:14		Nate Ament misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:14		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
1:06		Amari Evans personal foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
1:06		Kylan Boswell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:06		Kylan Boswell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:06		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
0:55		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
0:53		DeWayne Brown II offensive rebound
0:50		Andrej Stojakovic blocks Amaree Abram's three point jump shot
0:48		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
0:45		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point dunk
0:43		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
0:39		Tomislav Ivisic blocks Ja'Kobi Gillespie's two point jump shot
0:37		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
0:34		Felix Okpara personal foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
0:34		Kylan Boswell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:34	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-61
0:17		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point driving layup
0:15		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
0:15		Felix Okpara misses two point layup
0:14		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
0:14		Keaton Wagler shooting foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Felix Okpara makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-62
0:14		Felix Okpara misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:14		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound