Belt game 2,458 · March 28, 2024 · postseason
Illinois take the belt
Illinois beat Iowa State 72–69 on a neutral floor to start reign 725 of the College Basketball belt, the 12th for the program.
Iowa State had held it since March 16, 2024, with 2 defenses over 12 days.
Illinois held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to UConn on March 30, 2024.
725Reign number
12Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Illinois
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 30 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10-19 | 4-10 | 5-10 |
| Coleman Hawkins | 36 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 2-4 |
| Luke Goode | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Marcus Domask | 38 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-11 | 0-4 | 3-3 |
| Dain Dainja | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Quincy Guerrier | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
| Ty Rodgers | 24 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Justin Harmon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Iowa State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Jones | 28 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-18 | 4-7 | 8-8 |
| Keshon Gilbert | 38 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 3-5 |
| Tre King | 27 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tamin Lipsey | 36 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Robert Jones | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Demarion Watson | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Milan Momcilovic | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Hason Ward | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.