Illinois Fighting Illini vs Iowa Hawkeyes, Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal

Women's College Basketball

Illinois

21-11

58-64

Final

#9Iowa

25-5

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Lead tracker

ILL leadsBiggest lead ILL 0, IOWA 22

IOWA leads

Team	1	2	3	4	T
ILL	11	12	8	27	58
IOWA	21	16	16	11	64

Who won: Iowa 64-58

The Iowa Hawkeyes beat the Illinois Fighting Illini 64-58 in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal on Friday, March 6, 2026 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Iowa outscored the Illinois 21-11 in the 1st quarter. Ava Heiden led the Iowa in points (16). Jasmine Brown-Hagger led the Illinois in points (22).

Recap · Mar 6

Heiden scores 16, Stuelke's return helps send No. 9 Iowa past Illinois 64-58 in Big Ten tourney

Ava Heiden scored 16 points and Hannah Stuelke finished with 13 points and five rebounds despite playing with an injured right elbow, leading No. 9 Iowa past 10th-seeded Illinois 64-58 on Friday night and into

What it means

Illinois 6-6 on the road; Iowa 14-1 at home.

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Game info

Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN · Attendance 6,053
Officials: Cameron Inouye (Referee), Maj Forsberg (Referee), Maggie Tieman (Referee)