Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini
· NCAA Men's Basketball
61 - 81
Ivisic scores 22 to lead Illinois past Iowa and end three-game losing streak
Kylan Boswell and Will Riley each scored 15 points and Tre White had 14 for Illinois (18-11, 10-8 Big Ten), which shot 50.8% (32 for 63).
The Illini ended a three-game losing streak which occurred against teams that were all ranked (No. 11 Michigan State, No. 11 Wisconsin and No. 3 Duke.). The average margin of defeat was 26 points including the 110-67 loss against Duke in New York's Madison Square Garden.
Brock Harding scored 16 points and Josh Dix 11 for Iowa (15-13, 6-11).
The Illini built a 19-6 lead and went to intermission up 37-30 in a first half in which they never trailed. They started the second half in near identical fashion as the first by outscoring the Hawkeyes 19-8 in the first five-and-a-half minutes and led 56-38.
The Hawkeyes travel to Northwestern to face the Wildcats on Friday.
Illinois takes to the road to face 15th-ranked Michigan on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Ben Humrichous Offensive Rebound. | 61 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Kylan Boswell missed Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:46 | Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 81 |
Statistics
 IOWA |
 ILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-57 | FG | 32-63 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 9-29 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 7-9 | FT | 8-12 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: 15,544 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |