NCAA Women's Basketball

FINAL Sunday, February 22, 2026
Illinois Fighting Illini 92
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Northwestern Wildcats 65
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ILL2730201592
NU1716141865
Welsh-Ryan Arena · 3,046 att. · B1G+

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

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.