Wisconsin Badgers at Illinois Fighting Illini
· Big Ten Tournament - 1st Round
Wallace, Jackson help Illinois women beat Wisconsin 82-70 at Big Ten Tournament
Cearah Parchment scored 14 points for Illinois (20-10) and Lety Vasconcelos — the tallest player in program history, listed at 6-foot-7 — scored a career-high 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting
Wisconsin (13-17) has lost 10 in a row, including a 92-60 loss at Illinois on Feb. 11.
Gift Uchenna tied her season high with 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting, Kyrah Daniels scored 17 and Laci Steele 12 for the Badgers. Destiny Howell, who went into the game averaging a team-leading 14.1 points per game, finished with six points on 2-of-12 shooting.
Uchenna scored seven points in a 12-3 run that cut Wisconsin's deficit to a point a little more than four minutes into the third quarter, but the Illini scored 16 — eight by Vasconcelos — of the next 19 to take a 62-48 lead with 41 seconds left until the fourth.
Illinois shot 83% from the free-throw line, where the Illini outscored Wisconsin 24-10.
The Illini have won seven of eight against Wisconsin and lead the series 44-43
Jackson had five assists moved past Jill Estey (154 in 1990-91) into second on the program's single-season assist list with 156. Alexis Smith set the record of 168 in 2012-13.
Illinois: Plays seventh-seeded and No. 18 Michigan State in the second round Thursday.
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- TV Channel: Badgers vs Fighting Illini 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on Peacock.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 70 - 82 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 70 - 82 |
| 4th 0:13 |  |
Illinois Timeout | 70 - 82 |
| 4th 0:13 |  |
Kyrah Daniels makes free throw 3 of 3 | 70 - 82 |
| 4th 0:13 | |
Kyrah Daniels makes free throw 2 of 3 | 69 - 82 |
Statistics
 WIS |
ILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-58 | FG | 28-59 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 2-19 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 11 |
| 10-14 | FT | 24-29 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 21 | Assists | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 23 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 16 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 5 | Percent Led | 94 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 6,587 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 31-1 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 26-6 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 26-6 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 26-7 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 23-8 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-8 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-8 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-10 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 21-11 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 17-13 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-12 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 14-17 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |