NCAA Women's Basketball

FINAL Thursday, March 5, 2026
Illinois Fighting Illini 71
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Michigan State Spartans 69
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Match Report

Parchment scores 15, Illinois women win 71-69 over No. 18 Michigan State in Big Ten Tournament

— Cearah Parchment scored 15 points, and Destiny Jackson added 14 for No. 10-seeded Illinois in a 71-69 win over No. 10-seeded Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday night.

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Team Stats

25-49
FG
26-61
51
Field Goal %
43
6-14
3PT
3-12
43
Three Point %
25
15-19
FT
14-17
79
Free Throw %
82
22
Rebounds
33
3
Offensive Rebounds
11
19
Defensive Rebounds
22
13
Assists
12
4
Steals
9
4
Blocks
4
17
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
0
17
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
15
Points Off Turnovers
13
5
Fast Break Points
6
34
Points in Paint
42
18
Fouls
19
9
Largest Lead
6
5
Lead Changes
5
71
Percent Led
27

Top Performers

ILL

  • Destiny Jackson MIN 31 · PTS 14 · FG 6-10
  • Cearah Parchment MIN 35 · PTS 15 · FG 5-10
  • Berry Wallace MIN 40 · PTS 11 · FG 2-7
  • Maddie Webber MIN 37 · PTS 13 · FG 5-12

MSU

  • Kennedy Blair MIN 37 · PTS 30 · FG 11-18
  • Grace VanSlooten MIN 31 · PTS 13 · FG 6-13
  • Ines Sotelo Miguez MIN 34 · PTS 6 · FG 2-5
  • Jalyn Brown MIN 33 · PTS 12 · FG 5-10

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of 4th Quarter
  3. 0:01 · 4th Quarter Illinois Timeout
  4. 0:01 · 4th Quarter Kennedy Blair bad pass turnover
  5. 0:09 · 4th Quarter Michigan State Timeout
  6. 0:09 · 4th Quarter Michigan State Offensive Rebound.
  7. 0:14 · 4th Quarter Grace VanSlooten misses layup
  8. 0:19 · 4th Quarter Michigan State Timeout

Highlights

01:19 Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Michigan State Spartans: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:19 Destiny Jackson gets the bucket and the foul Watch on ESPN 00:19 Jalyn Brown drills shot vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Watch on ESPN 00:20 Kennedy Blair drills basket vs. Illinois Fighting Illini 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.