Illinois Fighting Illini at Minnesota Golden Gophers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
66 - 62
Illinois women rally to upend No. 12 Minnesota 66-62
The Illini (9-5, 1-2 Big Ten) ended a three-game losing streak by erasing a 17-point third-quarter deficit.
In the fourth quarter, Illinois made all four of its 3-pointers and 9 of 17 overall for 23 points while Minnesota was 4 of 17 and had nine points.
Alex Wittinger nailed a 3 and Beasley had a free throw before Wittinger's layup put Illinois ahead 61-60 with 2:22 to play. Kenisha Bell answered with a jumper for the Golden Gophers at 2:06 but Beasley made it 63-62 at 1:41.
Minnesota missed two free throws and had a shot blocked by Wittinger before Arieal Scott's clutch 3 as the shot clock wound down with 19 seconds to go. The teams traded turnovers before Minnesota missed a 3 and 2 in the closing seconds.
The Golden Gophers (12-2, 1-2), who lost their second straight, made one of their last seven shots while Illinois was 5 of 7.
Ammalese Lamke had 18 points and Jasmine Brunson 17 for Minnesota. Bell had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
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Statistics
 ILL |
MINN |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-65 | FG | 23-64 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 9-17 | 3PT | 4-16 |
| 53 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 3-5 | FT | 12-17 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 6,622 | 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 |