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Team huddle at Iowa Shauna Green
78
Illinois Illini 19-9,9-8 Big Ten
82
Winner Iowa Iowa 23-5,14-3 Big Ten
Illinois Illini
19-9,9-8 Big Ten
78
Final
82
Iowa Iowa
23-5,14-3 Big Ten
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Illinois Illini 17 18 21 22 78
Iowa Iowa 20 15 21 26 82

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Illini Stay Hot from Deep in Heartbreaker at #9/9 Iowa

Recap

IOWA CITY, Iowa --The Fighting Illini women's basketball team made its final nine attempts from 3-point range, but ultimately fell in a heartbreaker to #9/9 Iowa on the road Thursday, 82-78.

The Fighting Illini (19-9, 9-8) had four players score in double figures, led by Berry Wallace, who had 21 points. Cearah Parchment added her 12th double-double of the season with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Jasmine Brown-Hagger helped out with 15+ points for the third time in the last four games and Aaliyah Guyton scored 11 points in her return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The Illinois offense was in a groove from downtown, making 11 threes on 19 attempts. Both Wallace and Brown-Hagger hit three treys for the Fighting Illini in the contest.

How It Happened

After falling behind 10-0, Illinois went on a 9-0 run with 5:42 left in the first quarter, culminating in a three from Aaliyah Guyton, to narrow its deficit to 10-9. Iowa answered back and added to its lead, leaving the Fighting Illini down 20-17 following 10 minutes of play.

Illinois kept the Hawkeyes from increasing their lead before going on a 7-0 run, highlighted by another three from Guyton, to take a 30-26 lead. The Hawkeyes then battled back to even it up at 35-35 heading into halftime. Illinois dominated in the paint, scoring 10 of its 18 points close to the basket.

After intermission, Iowa snatched a 41-39 lead before Illinois answered back by going on a 6-0 run, punctuated by a trey from Wallace, to grab a 45-41 lead with 6:25 to go in the third. The Hawkeyes then rallied to tie it at 56-56 heading into the fourth quarter. Illinois knocked down all four 3-pointers it attempted in the quarter to score 12 of its 21 total points.

From there, Iowa snagged a 58-56 advantage before Illinois responded by going on an 8-0 run, finished off by Parchment's 3-pointer, to seize a 64-58 lead with 7:53 to go in the contest. Iowa surged from there, outscoring the Fighting Illini 24-14 the rest of the way to hand Illinois the 82-78 loss. 

POSTGAME RADIO INTERVIEW

HIGHLIGHTS

POSTGAME NOTES

Player Notes:

  • Berry Wallace turned in a team-best 21 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal in 39 minutes of action. 12 of those points came in the fourth quarter.
    • Posted her 26th outing with double-digit points this season and the 38th such game of her career.
    • Has scored in double figures in each of the last 18 games.
    • Tallied her 15th 20-point game of the season and 10th in Big Ten play.
    • Wallace finished 3-for-7 from 3-point range but connected on her last three attempts.
    • With 529 points on the season to date, Wallace sits at No. 19 on Illinois' single-season scoring list, climbing from 22nd.
  • Cearah Parchment posted 20 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.
    • Secured the 12th double-double of her season/of her career.
    • Parchment's 12 double-doubles this season are tied for the second-most among all NCAA rookies and lead the Big Ten.
    • Her 12 double-doubles are tied for 12th on Illinois' single-season double-doubles list.
    • Tallied 10+ points for the 21st time this season/in her career.
      • Has scored in double figures in 11 straight games and in 13 of the last 14.
      • Recorded her 6th 20-point game of the season.
      • Now in fourth place on the program's freshman season scoring list (386).
    • Grabbed 10+ rebounds for the 11th time.
      • Has double-digit boards in eight of the last 10 contests.
      • Moved into second place on the program's freshman season rebounding list (243) and is nine boards away from owning the new record.
      • Extended her streak to 27 straight games with 5+ total rebounds.
  • Destiny Jackson delivered 6 points, 6 assists, and 2 rebounds in 34 minutes of work
    • Dished out 6+ assists for sixth straight game and for the seventh time in the last eight games.
    • Continued to add to the Illinois freshman season assist record.
    • With 148 assists on the season, Jackson now sits in eighth place on Illinois' overall single-season assists list. 
      1. 173 - Michele Vossen - 1983-84
      2. 170 - Cindy Stein - 1982-83
      3. 163 - Alexis Smith - 2012-13
      4. 154 - Jill Estey - 1990-91
      5. 153 - Cindy Stein - 1981-82
      6. 150 - Jill Estey - 1992-93
      7. 149 - Jill Estey - 1991-92
      8. 148 - Destiny Jackson - 2025-26
  • Jasmine Brown-Hagger scored 15 points to go along with 2 rebounds and 1 assist in 31 minutes of work. 
    • Fifth double-digit scoring game of the season, 17th of her career.
    • Back-to-back games scoring 15+ points.
    • Went 3-for-3 from deep, her second game of the season with 3+ treys.
    • Has scored 13+ points in 3 of the last 4 games.
  • In her return to Carver-Hawkeyer Arena, Aaliyah Guyton scored 11 points, dished out 2 assists, and recorded a steal across 28 minutes.
    • Seventh double-digit scoring game of the season and 10th of her career.

Team Notes:

  • Iowa won the opening tip, and scored first on its second possession of the game.
  • The first Illini off the bench was Maddie Webber, who checked in at 5:37 in the first quarter.
  • After Iowa scored the first 10 points of the game, Illinois went on a 9-0 run spanning 1:21 while forcing 3 Iowa turnovers and a missed shot.
  • After a cold start to the game (0-for-8), Illinois made 6-of-7 and 8-of-10 of its next field goals to knot the game at 17-17.
  • Illinois took its first lead of the game at 27-26 with 5:51 left in the second quarter on a Cearah Parchment layup.
  • Illinois extended this lead to 30-26 on an Aaliyah Guyton 3-pointer.
  • Illinois used an 8-0 run over 1:05 in the fourth quarter to take a 64-58 lead and force an Iowa timeout.
  • The Fighting Illini made all 8 3-point attempts of the second half and their final 9 attempts of the game.
    • Went 4-for-4 in the third quarter
    • Went 4-for-4 in the fourth quarter
  • Four Illini scored in double figures (Cearah Parchment [20], Aaliyah Guyton [11], Berry Wallace [21], Jasmine Brown-Hagger [15]).
  • Illinois connected on 11-for-19 3-point attempts, shooting 57.9% or better from 3-point range for the fourth time this season.
  • The Illini held Iowa to just 2-for-7 shooting from beyond the arc.
  • The game saw 8 ties and 14 lead changes.
     
  • Misc. Notes:
  • Starters: Destiny Jackson, Aaliyah Guyton, Jasmine Brown-Hagger, Berry Wallace, and Cearah Parchment.
    • This lineup is now 5-4 this season.
  • Shauna Green is now:
    • 24-22 in road games
    • 39-32 in Big Ten play
    • 82-44 at Illinois
    • 209-94 as a Division I head coach
    • 238-119 across her career
  • Illinois vs. Iowa: 22-62
  • Illinois is now 3-3 when wearing Blue uniforms this season and are now 20-16 when doing so under Green.
  • The Illini are 7-6 in night games (after 5 p.m. local) this season and 40-19 under Green.
  • Illinois is 1-2 in games played on Thursday this season and 19-10 under Green.
  • Illinois is 4-3 in the month of February this season and 16-12 under Green when playing in February.
  • Illinois is now 6-6 in road games this season and 24-22 under Shauna Green.
  • Illinois is 7-8 during the 2026 calendar year.
     

Score after 1st Quarter: 17-20
Score at Halftime: 35-35 (18-15 2Q)
Score after 3rd Quarter:  56-56 (21-21 3Q)
Score after 4th Quarter: 78-82 (22-26 4Q)


 

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