NCAA Women's Basketball

FINAL Sunday, February 22, 2026
Illinois Fighting Illini 92
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Northwestern Wildcats 65
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NU1716141865
Welsh-Ryan Arena · 3,046 att.

Team Stats

35-70
FG
21-46
50
Field Goal %
46
12-18
3PT
5-11
67
Three Point %
45
10-12
FT
18-22
83
Free Throw %
82
39
Rebounds
21
14
Offensive Rebounds
2
25
Defensive Rebounds
19
18
Assists
15
8
Steals
4
0
Blocks
4
10
Turnovers
16
0
Team Turnovers
0
10
Total Turnovers
16
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
27
Points Off Turnovers
6
18
Fast Break Points
6
32
Points in Paint
22
20
Fouls
16
34
Largest Lead
0
0
Lead Changes
0
98
Percent Led
0

Top Performers

ILL

  • Cearah Parchment MIN 32 · PTS 19 · FG 8-13
  • Destiny Jackson MIN 33 · PTS 19 · FG 8-12
  • Berry Wallace MIN 34 · PTS 17 · FG 5-15
  • Jasmine Brown-Hagger MIN 29 · PTS 18 · FG 6-11

NU

  • Tayla Thomas MIN 34 · PTS 25 · FG 8-14
  • Xamiya Walton MIN 36 · PTS 12 · FG 4-6
  • Casey Harter MIN 33 · PTS 8 · FG 2-3
  • Grace Sullivan MIN 25 · PTS 13 · FG 6-15

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of 4th Quarter
  3. 0:02 · 4th Quarter Crystal Fuqu Wang Defensive Rebound.
  4. 0:04 · 4th Quarter Aaliyah Guyton misses 8-foot floating jump shot
  5. 0:20 · 4th Quarter Hayven Smith Offensive Rebound.
  6. 0:23 · 4th Quarter Aaliyah Guyton misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  7. 0:46 · 4th Quarter Gisela Segura Steal.
  8. 0:46 · 4th Quarter Amparo López bad pass turnover

Highlights

01:17 Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Northwestern Wildcats: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:21 Jasmine Brown-Hagger hits the bucket vs. Northwestern Wildcats Watch on ESPN 00:14 Xamiya Walton sinks it from downtown Watch on ESPN 00:13 What a shot by Kat Righeimer 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.