Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa Hawkeyes
· Big Ten Tournament - Quarterfinal
Heiden scores 16, Stuelke's return helps send No. 9 Iowa past Illinois 64-58 in Big Ten tourney
The Hawkeyes (25-5) have won seven straight and need two more wins to capture their fifth conference tourney crown in eight years. Taylor Stremlow had nine points and six assists, while Journey Houston grabbed 12 rebounds for Iowa.
Jasmine Brown-Haggard finished with 22 points and Berry Wallace added 13 for Illinois. The conference's youngest team played its third game in three nights after advancing to the quarterfinal round following wins over Wisconsin and No. 18 Michigan State.
Stuelke's return seemed to reinvigorate the Hawkeyes. She was injured during Iowa's victory over the Fighting Illini on Feb. 26 and missed the Hawkeyes' regular-season finale last weekend. Coach Jan Jensen said the injury was so severe Stuelke struggled to shoot during the week, consulted with wrestling trainers about how to treat it and then fell ill, making Friday's availability unclear.
None of it didn't seem to bother Stuelke, who went 6 of 11 from the field and helped Iowa take control quickly before getting some extra rest late in the game.
The Hawkeyes used an early 12-2 run to take a 19-7 lead late in the first quarter and the Illini spent the rest of the game futilely playing catch-up. Iowa extended the margin to 34-18 late in the second quarter and led 37-23 at the half.
The Hawkeyes led by double digits, extending the margin to as much as 53-31 early in the fourth, until Illinois finally cut the deficit to nine in the final minute.
Iowa: Faces No. 8 Michigan in Saturday's second semifinal game in Indy.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 58 - 64 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 58 - 64 |
| 4th 0:12 |  |
Destiny Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cearah Parchment assists) | 58 - 64 |
| 4th 0:19 | |
Berry Wallace Steal. | 55 - 64 |
| 4th 0:19 |  |
Teagan Mallegni bad pass turnover | 55 - 64 |
Statistics
 ILL |
IOWA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-63 | FG | 26-55 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-22 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 11-14 | FT | 8-11 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 12 | Assists | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 22 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 98 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 6,053 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 29-1 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 25-5 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 25-5 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 26-6 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 22-8 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 23-8 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 22-8 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 21-10 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 21-11 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 17-13 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 22-12 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 18-12 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |