Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini
· NCAA Women's Basketball
84 - 71
Gustafson, Doyle lift No. 18 Iowa women past Illini 84-71
Alexis Sevillian matched her career-high with 21 points, hitting 5 of 8 3-pointers, for the Hawkeyes (15-2, 3-1 Big Ten) and Doyle had 15 points and 10 assists.
Doyle had her first double-double of 13 and 11 on Thursday when Iowa lost at No. 13 Maryland 80-64. In that game, the Hawkeyes had 23 turnovers but against the Illini, they had a season-low seven turnovers and 24 assists on 29 baskets.
Iowa shot 51 percent (29 of 57) with Gustafson finishing 12 of 17 plus 10 of 10 from the foul line en route to her 16th double-double in 17 games this season.
Alex Wittinger had 20 points and 13 rebounds for Illinois (9-9, 0-4), which has lost five straight. Ali Andrews had 13 points.
Gustafson scored inside on back-to-back possessions before Doyle made four free throws as Iowa closed the game on an 8-0 run. The Hawkeyes made their last five baskets while the Illini missed their last three and had three turnovers in the last 2:17.
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Statistics
 IOWA |
ILL |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-57 | FG | 29-68 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 6-12 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 20-22 | FT | 5-8 |
| 91 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 24 | Assists | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 11 | Fouls | 20 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: 1,646 | 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 |