Iowa Hawkeyes @ Illinois Fighting Illini
17-5, 6-3 Big Ten
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17-5, 6-3 Big Ten
13-9, 2-7 Big Ten
74
13-9, 2-7 Big Ten
Iowa Hawkeyes
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 24 | 14 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 23 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | 8 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | 17 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 6-8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 16 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
81 | 26-56 | 5-16 | 24-30 | 41 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 22 | |
46% | 31% | 80% |
Illinois Fighting Illini
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 28 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 33 | 11 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | 13 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 33 | 20 | 7-10 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
74 | 25-56 | 6-15 | 18-23 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | |
45% | 40% | 78% |
Game Information
Champaign, IL
BTN
Referee:Bill Ek
Referee:John Gaffney
Referee:Kelly Pfeifer
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
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