Belt game 2,459 · March 30, 2024 · postseason
UConn take the belt
UConn beat Illinois 77–52 at home to start reign 726 of the College Basketball belt, the 15th for the program.
Illinois had held it since March 28, 2024, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
UConn held it for 240 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Memphis on November 25, 2024.
726Reign number
15Team's reign
6Defenses
240Days held
Box score
UConn
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Clingan | 22 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9-13 | 0-1 | 4-8 |
| Cam Spencer | 32 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Hassan Diarra | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Alex Karaban | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 1-1 |
| Samson Johnson | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tristen Newton | 31 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 5-6 |
| Stephon Castle | 23 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jayden Ross | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jaylin Stewart | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Solo Ball | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Apostolos Roumoglou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Youssouf Singare | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andre Johnson Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew Hurley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Illinois
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Domask | 35 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 36 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-12 | 0-1 | 4-6 |
| Amani Hansberry | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Quincy Guerrier | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Coleman Hawkins | 32 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 1-7 | 0-0 |
| Justin Harmon | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Ty Rodgers | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Dain Dainja | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luke Goode | 25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Niccolo Moretti | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.