Iowa Hawkeyes @ Illinois Fighting Illini
Ivisic scores 22 to lead Illinois past Iowa and end three-game losing streak
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- — Tomislav Ivisic scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half and Illinois recovered from its beat down at the hands of Duke by beating Iowa 81-61 on Tuesday night.
Kylan Boswell and Will Riley each scored 15 points and Tre White had 14 for Illinois (18-11, 10-8 Big Ten), which shot 50.8% (32 for 63).
The Illini ended a three-game losing streak which occurred against teams that were all ranked (No. 11 Michigan State, No. 11 Wisconsin and No. 3 Duke.). The average margin of defeat was 26 points including the 110-67 loss against Duke in New York's Madison Square Garden.
Brock Harding scored 16 points and Josh Dix 11 for Iowa (15-13, 6-11).
The Illini built a 19-6 lead and went to intermission up 37-30 in a first half in which they never trailed. They started the second half in near identical fashion as the first by outscoring the Hawkeyes 19-8 in the first five-and-a-half minutes and led 56-38.
The Hawkeyes travel to Northwestern to face the Wildcats on Friday.
Illinois takes to the road to face 15th-ranked Michigan on Sunday.
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Game Information
Champaign, IL
Referee:Ron Groover
Referee:Jeffrey Anderson
Referee:Randy Richardson
2025-26 Standings
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 6-0 | - | 17-0 |
| Purdue | 5-0 | 0.5 | 15-1 |
| Michigan State | 5-1 | 1 | 15-2 |
| Michigan | 4-1 | 1.5 | 14-1 |
| Illinois | 4-1 | 1.5 | 13-3 |
| Wisconsin | 4-2 | 2 | 12-5 |
| UCLA | 3-2 | 2.5 | 11-5 |
| USC | 3-3 | 3 | 14-3 |
| Indiana | 3-3 | 3 | 12-5 |
| Ohio State | 3-3 | 3 | 11-5 |
| Minnesota | 3-3 | 3 | 10-7 |
| Iowa | 2-3 | 3.5 | 12-4 |
| Washington | 2-3 | 3.5 | 10-6 |
| Rutgers | 2-4 | 4 | 9-8 |
| Oregon | 1-5 | 5 | 8-9 |
| Penn State | 0-5 | 5.5 | 9-7 |
| Northwestern | 0-5 | 5.5 | 8-8 |
| Maryland | 0-6 | 6 | 7-10 |
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