Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa Hawkeyes
· BIG TEN WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND
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62 - 81
62 - 81
Doolittle sparks no. 23 Iowa past Illinois 81-62
Melissa Dixon added 15 points and Ally Disterhoft 14 with 12 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (24-7), who face No. 17 Purdue (21-7), the fourth seed, in the quarterfinals Friday.
Amber Moore had 26 points for the Illini (9-21), who have lost 11 straight). Ivory Crawford had 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Iowa opened the game with an 11-2 run and after Illinois regrouped to take a 27-26 lead, the Hawkeyes closed the half with a 15-2 surge for a 41-29 lead.
Iowa shot 54 percent from the field, made 21 of 26 free throw and had a 45-31 rebounding edge to offset 24 turnovers. The Illini shot just 32 percent and got to the line 14 times, making 10.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 62 - 81 |
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Theairra Taylor Steal. | 62 - 81 |
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Nia Oden Turnover. | 62 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:24 | |
Illinois Timeout | 62 - 81 |
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Nicole Smith made Layup. | 62 - 81 |
Statistics
 ILL |
IOWA |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-69 | FG | 27-50 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 8-29 | 3PT | 6-15 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 10-14 | FT | 21-26 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Assists | 20 |
| 16 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 23 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 5,070 | Capacity:
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 5,070 | 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 |