Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini
· NCAA Women's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
81 - 56
81 - 56
No. 25 Iowa powers past Illinois 81-56
Leading by 18 at the break, Iowa (23-7, 11-5 Big Ten) continued to pull away in the second half, using a 23-3 run bookended by a Bethany Doolittle layup and a Taylor jumper to take its largest lead of the game, 65-30 with 9:57 to go. The Hawkeyes then protected the advantage down the stretch.
Samantha Logic contributed 12 points and seven rebounds and Doolittle had 11 points for Iowa, which hit 27 of 48 (56 percent) from the field, including 11 of 27 from 3-point range, in its third straight win. Logic also had five assists, giving her a career total of 577 to set a program record.
Illinois (9-20, 2-14) was led by Amber Moore, who scored 14 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 81 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:15 |  |
Ashley McConnell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taylor Gleason. | 81 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:33 |  |
Kathryn Reynolds made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alexa Kastanek. | 81 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:50 | |
Nicole Smith Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:50 | |
Ivory Crawford missed Free Throw. | 78 - 53 |
Statistics
 IOWA |
ILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-48 | FG | 21-56 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 11-27 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 16-20 | FT | 7-14 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
State Farm Center
Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: 2,201 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |