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

All news
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. News UConn's Strong, USC's Watkins headline preseason AP All-America women's team UConn's Sarah Strong and USC's JuJu Watkins, who have won The Associated Press Player of the Year award the past two years, headline the preseason AP All-America women's college basketball team released Thursday.