Illinois Fighting Illini at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
· NCAA Women's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
56 - 80
56 - 80
No. 19 Rutgers women beat Illinois 80-56
Kahleah Copper scored 16 points, and Betnijah Laney and Rachel Hollivay added 14 apiece for Rutgers (20-6, 11-4 Big Ten). It was Rutgers' 11th game this season with four or more players scoring in double figures.
The Scarlet Knights have won eight of their last nine games.
Ivory Crawford had 15 points and six assists for Illinois (13-14, 4-11).
Rutgers held a 36-28 edge at halftime behind Scaife's 13 points. The Scarlet Knights had 10 turnovers in the first half, but didn't have its 11th until the 6:20 mark of the second. The Illini turned the ball over 21 times overall.
Rutgers opened the second half on an 11-3 run, with six points by Copper, to take a 47-31 lead and led by as many as 26 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 54 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:17 |  |
Shrita Parker Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:17 | |
Christa Evans Block. | 56 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:17 |  |
Sarah Hartwell missed Jumper. | 56 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:28 | |
Taylor Tuck Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 80 |
Statistics
 ILL |
RUTG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-52 | FG | 32-58 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 3-7 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 5-10 | FT | 13-18 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Jersey Mike’s Arena
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 2,329 | Capacity:
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 2,329 | 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 |