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>
61 - 73
61 - 73
White leads Illinois women past No. 17 Iowa, 73-61
Kyley Simmons finished with 16 points and Jacqui Grant grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds for Illinois (11-4, 2-1 Big Ten), which forced Iowa into a season-high 22 turnovers and held the Hawkeyes more than 20 points below their season average (81.5).
Iowa (11-3, 2-1) led 35-21 late in the first, but Illinois scored the final nine points to make it 35-30 at halftime.
The Illini opened the second with a 10-4 run, taking their first lead, 40-39, on a 3 by Simmons with 16:17 to play.
A layup by Bethany Doolittle pushed the Iowa lead to 53-47 with 10 minutes to play but Grant and Simmons hit back-to-back 3's, sparking a 23-5 run which made it 70-58 with 38 seconds left.
Melissa Dixon hit eight 3-pointers and scored 24 for Iowa.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:30 |  |
Foul on Bethany Doolittle. | 61 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:31 | |
Iowa Timeout | 61 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:34 | |
Melissa Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samantha Logic. | 61 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:38 |  |
Brittany Carter made Free Throw. | 58 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:38 | |
Brittany Carter made Free Throw. | 58 - 69 |
Statistics
 IOWA |
ILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-63 | FG | 27-56 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 10-27 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 3-4 | FT | 11-17 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 9 |
Game Information
State Farm Center
Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: 1,650 | 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 |