NCAA Women's Basketball

FINAL
Colorado Buffaloes 57
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Illinois Fighting Illini 66
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Memorial Gymnasium (TN) · 4,111 att.

Match Report

Illinois beats Colorado for 1st round win as youngest team in women's NCAA Tournament

— Cearah Parchment scored 21 points as seventh-seeded Illinois beat No. 10 seed Colorado 66-57 on Saturday night in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament.

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Team Stats

23-55
FG
26-59
42
Field Goal %
44
1-9
3PT
4-14
11
Three Point %
29
10-13
FT
10-12
77
Free Throw %
83
34
Rebounds
32
9
Offensive Rebounds
9
25
Defensive Rebounds
23
8
Assists
10
4
Steals
9
5
Blocks
1
14
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
0
14
Total Turnovers
8
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
9
Points Off Turnovers
14
6
Fast Break Points
4
36
Points in Paint
30
11
Fouls
13
4
Largest Lead
11
5
Lead Changes
5
8
Percent Led
87

Top Performers

COLO

  • Desiree Wooten MIN 29 · PTS 17 · FG 7-15
  • Anaelle Dutat MIN 37 · PTS 8 · FG 4-9
  • Jade Masogayo MIN 27 · PTS 15 · FG 7-11
  • Zyanna Walker MIN 38 · PTS 8 · FG 2-6

ILL

  • Destiny Jackson MIN 36 · PTS 16 · FG 5-15
  • Cearah Parchment MIN 38 · PTS 21 · FG 8-10
  • Berry Wallace MIN 40 · PTS 18 · FG 8-14
  • Maddie Webber MIN 34 · PTS 9 · FG 4-11

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of 4th Quarter
  3. 0:09 · 4th Quarter Illinois Timeout
  4. 0:09 · 4th Quarter Desiree Wooten makes free throw 3 of 3
  5. 0:09 · 4th Quarter Colorado Deadball Team Rebound.
  6. 0:09 · 4th Quarter Desiree Wooten misses free throw 2 of 3
  7. 0:09 · 4th Quarter Desiree Wooten makes free throw 1 of 3
  8. 0:09 · 4th Quarter Foul on Destiny Jackson.

Highlights

01:15 Colorado Buffaloes vs. Illinois Fighting Illini: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:15 What a shot by Cearah Parchment Watch on ESPN 00:21 Maddie Webber sinks it from downtown Watch on ESPN 00:24 Jade Masogayo drops in the smooth basket Watch on ESPN

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