Iowa Hawkeyes @ Illinois Fighting Illini
White leads Illinois women past No. 17 Iowa, 73-61
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Chatrice White scored 22 points, Brittany Carter added 19 and Illinois upset No. 17 Iowa 73-61 on Thursday night.
Kyley Simmons finished with 16 points and Jacqui Grant grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds for Illinois (11-4, 2-1 Big Ten), which forced Iowa into a season-high 22 turnovers and held the Hawkeyes more than 20 points below their season average (81.5).
Iowa (11-3, 2-1) led 35-21 late in the first, but Illinois scored the final nine points to make it 35-30 at halftime.
The Illini opened the second with a 10-4 run, taking their first lead, 40-39, on a 3 by Simmons with 16:17 to play.
A layup by Bethany Doolittle pushed the Iowa lead to 53-47 with 10 minutes to play but Grant and Simmons hit back-to-back 3's, sparking a 23-5 run which made it 70-58 with 38 seconds left.
Melissa Dixon hit eight 3-pointers and scored 24 for Iowa.
Game Information
Champaign, IL
Referee:Beverly Roberts
Referee:Frank Steratore
Referee:Bob Trammell
2025-26 Standings
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| 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 |
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