Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa Hawkeyes
· NCAA Women's Basketball
66 - 88
Gustafson sets Big Ten record, No. 14 Iowa women whip Illini
Gustafson, who was 9-of-11 shooting from the field and the foul line, had her 78th career double-double to break a tie with former Ohio State standout Janel Lavender.
Kathleen Doyle added 12 points and Makenzie Meyer 10 for the Hawkeyes (20-5, 11-3), who won for the ninth time in 10 games, including four straight, and reached 20 wins for the 10 time in the last 12 seasons. They are also 13-0 at home this season.
Alex Wittinger scored 15 points for the Illini (10-15, 2-12), who lost the first meeting 94-75.
Cierra Rice opened the game with two 3-pointers for Illinois but Iowa scored the next eight and never again trailed. The Hawkeyes were up eight after one quarter and 12 at halftime, 46-34.
Doyle scored six straight points and Gustafson the last four in a 10-0 run that pushed the Iowa lead to 56-36 midway through the third quarter. Gustafson had 11 points in the period.
The Hawkeyes shot 55 percent, the 10th straight game they made at least half their shots.
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Statistics
 ILL |
IOWA |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-60 | FG | 32-58 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 5-15 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 16-19 | FT | 19-27 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fouls | 17 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 30 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Iowa City, IA
Attendance: 6,877 | 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 |