Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Kendall Bostic's double-double helps Illinois women beat No. 23 Iowa 62-57
Illinois (12-4, 2/3 Big Ten) won its second series meeting in the last 10 games, including a 90-86 win at home on Jan. 1, 2023.
Iowa (12-4, 2-3), coming off a 74-66 loss to No. 8 Maryland, has lost back-to-back games for the first time since Dec. 1, 2022.
Illinois trailed 29-20 with 4:09 left before halftime before closing on a 7-0 run. Then Adalia McKenzie began the second-half scoring with a 3-pointer and the Ilini led the rest of the third quarter.
Iowa missed eight straight shots spanning halftime.
The Hawkeyes tied it at 50 with 8:29 left in the fourth but only made two of their next eight shots. Bostic made a basket on back-to-back possessions, including a three-point play, to go ahead 57-53 and Bryant added a 3-pointer with 2:31 left for a six-point lead.
McKenzie also scored 12 points for Illinois and Jasmine Brown-Hagger added 10.
Hannah Stuelke had 18 points, 13 rebounds and four assists for Iowa. Lucy Olsen added 16 points to go with five assists.
Iowa was hurt by going 8 of 17 from the free-throw line and turning it over 18 times.
Illinois has the weekend off before playing at Indiana on Jan. 16. Iowa hosts the Hoosiers on Sunday.
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Statistics
 IOWA |
ILL |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-55 | FG | 25-63 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 4-13 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 8-17 | FT | 8-8 |
| 47 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: 4,231 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 1-0 | - | 13-0 |
| Nebraska | 1-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Illinois | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Ohio State | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| UCLA | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Michigan | 1-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Iowa | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| USC | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Wisconsin | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Michigan State | 0-1 | 1 | 11-1 |
| Oregon | 0-1 | 1 | 12-2 |
| Indiana | 0-1 | 1 | 11-2 |
| Washington | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| Minnesota | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Purdue | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Rutgers | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Penn State | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Northwestern | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |