NCAA Women's Basketball

FINAL Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 56
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Illinois Fighting Illini 76
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Team Stats

21-54
FG
31-67
39
Field Goal %
46
4-15
3PT
8-20
27
Three Point %
40
10-15
FT
6-9
67
Free Throw %
67
33
Rebounds
39
6
Offensive Rebounds
10
27
Defensive Rebounds
29
13
Assists
24
4
Steals
9
2
Blocks
3
18
Turnovers
12
2
Team Turnovers
0
18
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
9
Points Off Turnovers
17
4
Fast Break Points
20
24
Points in Paint
40
14
Fouls
14
2
Largest Lead
32
5
Lead Changes
5
7
Percent Led
91

Top Performers

RUTG

  • Nene Ndiaye MIN 32 · PTS 10 · FG 4-12
  • Faith Blackstone MIN 23 · PTS 13 · FG 5-7
  • Zachara Perkins MIN 31 · PTS 7 · FG 3-8
  • Antonia Bates MIN 31 · PTS 0 · FG 0-0

ILL

  • Cearah Parchment MIN 32 · PTS 20 · FG 8-12
  • Berry Wallace MIN 32 · PTS 21 · FG 9-18
  • Destiny Jackson MIN 34 · PTS 4 · FG 1-6
  • Aaliyah Guyton MIN 30 · PTS 9 · FG 3-10

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of 4th Quarter
  3. 0:00 · 4th Quarter Hayven Smith Defensive Rebound.
  4. 0:00 · 4th Quarter Makylah Moore misses layup
  5. 0:04 · 4th Quarter Naomi Benson out of bounds bad pass turnover
  6. 0:04 · 4th Quarter Naomi Benson Defensive Rebound.
  7. 0:05 · 4th Quarter Deja Young misses free throw 2 of 2
  8. 0:05 · 4th Quarter Deja Young makes free throw 1 of 2

Highlights

01:19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Illinois Fighting Illini: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:24 Berry Wallace absorbs the contact and finishes and-1 Watch on ESPN 00:27 Maddie Webber with the sweet dime to Cearah Parchment Watch on ESPN 00:16 Nene Ndiaye shows off her fancy footwork in the paint Watch on ESPN

Women's College Basketball News

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ESPN Charlie Creme NCAA Women's Bracketology: 2027 women's college basketball projections We have eight new teams in the field, but South Carolina and UConn remain No. 1 and 2. ESPN Charlie Creme Predictions for every women's basketball conference champ and player of the year From the ACC to the WCC, here are the front-runners and favorites for player of the year for all 32 leagues. ESPN Shane Laflin How top 2027 women's basketball commits fit at their schools Breaking down South Carolina's five-star trio, plus more big women's basketball commitments for 2027-28. News Shane Laflin South Carolina adds Jordyn Palmer to top women's basketball recruiting class Jordyn Palmer, the No. 7 prospect in the 2027 SC Next 100, has committed to South Carolina, sealing the No. 1 recruiting class for the Gamecocks in this cycle.